| MASTERSTROKE | A touch of genius from Mark - a relative of Daisy Butterfly, for one (12) |
| MASTERPLAN | Mark, a relative of Daisy's, gets to work out overall strategy (6,4) |
| OXEYE | ___ daisy (butterfly-attracting bloom) |
| MISAPPREHENSION | Nicking from Mark's a mistake! (15) |
| SUGARCOAT | Make more acceptable autos -car remodelled with a touch of genius (9) |
| EASTERSUNDAY | Last time relative of Daisy has day of rest after period of abstinence (6,6) |
| FEWTHINGSARE | Start of a quip from Mark Twain |
| BILATERALISM | New alibis cover what's to come from Mark's relations between the neighbours - that's official (12) |
| CITROENBIJOU | A relative of the Citroen 2CV built in Slough between 1959 and 1964 (7,5) |
| MUGWORT | Relative of Daisy - one of the local faces associated with endless quality (7) |
| SIGNET | From "mark, token", a small seal in a ring to make one's mark in wax; or, the ring bearing said stamp (6) |
| EINSTEIN | A genius from Germany, or a mug from there |
| MME | Butterfly, for one (abbr.) |
| STROKE | Butterfly, for one |
| MADAME | Butterfly, for one |
| ETUDE | Chopin's "Butterfly," for one |
| OPERA | "Madama Butterfly," for one |
| MARIGOLD | A grim, ghastly elderly relative of Daisy (8) |
| YARROW | Relative of Daisy in yard points the way forward (6) |
| CAMOMILE | A relative of Daisy's, with a Californian mother, gets 50% of lock-up premises in Clare (8) |
