| OLDISH | Ageing, but with an unusually solid head of hair (6) |
| CONCRETE | Solid, head of clan on Greek island |
| GETTINGON | Ageing but being compatible (7,2) |
| GOLDNIB | Crosby upset about ageing but valuable writer (4,3) |
| CINEMA | Art form that's the same in France, but with an accent (6) |
| STRAIN | Make an unusually great effort to find particular variety of plant (6) |
| FRIDAY | TGI ... an unusually fair, dry vacation? (6) |
| SYMBOL | Representative of an unusually sly mob? |
| ELVIRA | Name an unusually live artist (6) |
| SANDAL | For lads, an unusually light shoe (6) |
| SPOONBILL | Wading bird with an unusually shaped beak (9) |
| ALEXANDRIA | Man with an unusually arid place in Egypt |
| CHOPIN | An unusually phonic composer (6) |
| AYEAYE | Find an unusually long third digit on this mammal's hands (3,3) |
| IDOLISE | Think much of an image that is unusually solid inside (7) |
| DWELL | Live and be successful, but with an absence of love |
| ORCS | Lord of the Rings had them, but with an article out didn't get Oscar unfortunately (4) |
| LUEGO | "Hasta _!" ("See you later") (Like a toy block brand, but with an extra vowel) |
| IDOLS | Unusually solid carved images (5) |
| HAMMERHEAD | Shark characterized by an unusually-shaped head that enhances vision, or an African wading bird (10) |