| EUROPHOBE | Anti-mainland England dashed our hope, crushing capital of Belgium (9) |
| POWERHOUSE | Energetic person dashed our hopes about our team |
| BRUXELLES | French name for the capital of Belgium (9) |
| POORHOUSE | Shelter for the needy shattered our hopes about opening of orphanage (9) |
| SOLENT | Which stretch of water divides the Isle of Wight from mainland England? (6) |
| HAP | "Our __ is loss, our hope but sad despair": "Henry VI, Part III" |
| BLACK | Capital of Belgium has a dearth of onyx (5) |
| BRUSSELS | The capital of Belgium and administrative centre of the EU (8) |
| SPITHEAD | Extensive anchorage between mainland England and the Isle of Wight (8) |
| LANDSEND | The most westerly point of mainland England, 420km from London (5,3) |
| INGODWETRUST | Doing badly, is our hope: some national motto! |
| ROYALOPERAHOUSE | Year our hope also develops building in Covent Garden (5,5,5) |
| OCTOBER | Company returning to the capital of Belgium with hesitation for a month (7) |
| RABID | Frenzied attack round the capital of Belgium (5) |
| TIMEBOMB | Explosive day, say at capital of Belgium, mob went on a rampage (4,4) |
| REDOUBT | Fieldwork data from computer ignoring area around capital of Belgium |
| BONAPARTISTS | Near the capital of Belgium, partisans to get mixed up with Napoleon's men (12) |
| DISBELIEVER | Doubting Thomas made deliveries around capital of Belgium (11) |
| BORDERS | The capital of Belgium commands the frontiers (7) |
| REBEL | Revolutionary film about the capital of Belgium (5) |
