| FRESHASADAISY | As ref says, I had characters playing who were not a bit tired (5,2,1,5) |
| DAUPHIN | Who says, "I had lief rather have my horse to my mistress"? |
| WITHDRAWS | Pulls out who's playing who in a version of whist (9) |
| DAISYWHEELS | They had characters arranged in circles in old offices (5-6) |
| LIPID | Oil, say, I had put on part of face |
| FREEANDEASY | Casual need a ref, say, misconstrued |
| TRILBY | Du Maurier's hat had character! (6) |
| WHISTLERSMOTHER | Picture gag on ref, say? (9,6) |
| RHYMES | Chimes with shy characters playing with REM (6) |
| GRESTLY | Discontented yet regal characters, playing in 5(7) |
| PERFORMERS | Dramatic characters playing at some stage (10) |
| INONESELEMENT | At home is Daedalus not a bit slow at first with iron? |
| DAIRY | Where a milkmaid could get a bit tired during the day (5) |
| BED | Wherein the flowers may be looking a bit tired? (3) |
| SERFS | What were labourers who were not allowed to leave the land on which they worked? (5) |
| SHATTERED | At half-term break a bit tired |
| RED | A bit tired and angry (3) |
| NEPALESE | Nationality of the Gurkha soldiers that served with the British Army (but who were not entitled to B |
| PLEBS | In ancient Rome, the general body of free citizens who were not patricians (5) |
| ANTICIVIC | Against 104 with another 99 who were not in favour of citizenship (9) |
