| RACEGOERS | Attenders of Ascot, perhaps (4-5) |
| RACEGOER | Attender of Ascot, perhaps (4-4) |
| ACES | Likely winners missing start of Ascot, perhaps |
| BERKSHIRE | Country where the Duchess of Cambridge was born, site of Ascot, Bucklebury, Newbury, Pangbourne, Windsor Castle and the Great Park (9) |
| RACETRACK | People to follow to Ascot, perhaps |
| NECKPIECE | Ascot perhaps sees short winning margin - a length |
| ROYALENCLOSURE | Part of Ascot course ___ really? No kidding? (5,9) |
| OTHER | Different part of Ascot heralded (5) |
| RACES | A terrible scare at Ascot, perhaps (5) |
| AHEAD | Victory margin at Ascot perhaps before (5) |
| TRACINGPAPER | Copying material at the end of Ascot and at the Curragh daily (7,5) |
| WALLACE | King Kong co-creator who wrote detective and crime novels including the Four Just Men series, The Clue of the New Pin and The Lady of Ascot (7) |
| CULM | Coal dust found in the middle of Ascot round all jumps (4) |
| BACKSTRAIGHT | Part of Ascot clearly seen behind champion |
| SOPHISTICATE | Setter in variety of ascot ties is a smart figure |
| TIEPOLO | He painted Ascot, perhaps? Mint! |
| PREPPY | Like an ascot, perhaps |
| NECKWEAR | Ascot perhaps rigged race with new king participating |
| ELDERSTATESMAN | Male's attenders distracted an experienced advisor (5,9) |
| CRAVAT | Car assembly tax could be noose around one at Ascot perhaps (6) |
