| BERNESE | Be seen oddly carrying king, a Swiss citizen (7) |
| GENEVAN | Swiss citizen given information by Welshman? |
| ARMADA | Ships from abroad oddly carrying bananas (6) |
| IBERIA | Is boat, oddly, carrying Henry VIII's daughter in European region? (6) |
| GENEVESE | Swiss citizen, retired archdeacon, feeding webfooted birds (8) |
| THESEUS | Greek hero seen oddly in America (7) |
| ANALYSE | Break down some container for alcohol seen oddly (7) |
| TRACKER | Vehicle surfaces carrying king, the Queen and follower |
| BOLLARD | Shy retiring youth carrying king's post |
| PHARAOH | Old King, a King enthralled by power and sudden pronouncements (7) |
| ARAGORN | A festivity in progress involving King, a Tolkien character (7) |
| SOLOMON | So, behold! A Scotsman is king, a wise move! (7) |
| MUBARAK | In uprising, king, a queen and a poor old African leader (7) |
| SNORKEL | Poles play role, getting king a breathing aid (7) |
| ORCHARD | I am leaving old king a fertile piece of land (7) |
| IRKSOME | Irish king a few will find exasperating? (7) |
| SKINFUL | Wicked, getting king a lot to drink (7) |
| ABREAST | Having kidnapped king, a brute gets in touch (7) |
| LOBSTER | Tosses the Maori king a crustacean (7) |
| DRUMMER | Kid who regretted that he had no gift fit for a king (a-rum-pa-pumpum): The Little ___ Boy |
