| ACCELERATE | Back in the middle Common Era, Latin and English count to make things go faster (10) |
| ANNODOMINI | Of the Christian era (Latin) (4,6) |
| MICRODOT | One involved in Middle Common Room furore about LSD tablet |
| TINTORETTO | Painter adding colour to old pottery, back in the centre |
| ADULTERATE | Corrupt grown-up English count (10) |
| LIQUIDISER | A£51 rise arranged? This might make things go smoothly |
| BLOODTYPES | BA? Something for the Count to get his teeth into presumably! (5,5) |
| REPORTEDLY | Deport criminal count to exterior, so it's said |
| OCCUROFTEN | Force count to be redone- it will happen frequently (5,5) |
| GREASETHEWHEELS | See whether gale's blown out to make things go smoothly (6,3,6) |
| ENCOURAGEMENT | English count disposed to keep in fashion -- maybe king and queen cheer (13) |
| LATHE | It's used to make things go round (5) |
| GREMLIN | Little character who works overtime to make things go wrong! (7) |
| CREEPY | Threatening to go back in the middle of prayer (6) |
| NOTION | The idea of putting it back in the middle of day (6) |
| CARPETSNAKE | Poles bound by Latin and English instructions to seize reptile (6,5) |
| ANNO | The old common era across and down initially in full. (4,6) |
| DOMINI | The old common era across and down initially in full. (4,6) |
| AMONG | A garden ornament with bit chipped off is put back in the middle (5) |
| INSIGNIA | Pub holds soldiers back in the middle of sociable? It's a badge of honour! (8) |
