| THEOSOPH | Believer in divine wisdom hopes to fake death at the end |
| PLAYPOSSUM | To fake death in asylum, Pop's mad |
| PANTHEISTS | Criticise this set, unorthodox believers in divine nature? (10) |
| KATEATKINSON | Who wrote Death at the Sign of the Rook (2024) |
| SWEYN | Which king of Denmark, known as Forkbeard, invaded and conquered England in revenge for his sister's death at the 1002 Saint Brice's Day massacre, but died before he could be crowned? (5) |
| SUMNER | Hollyoaks student who faked his death at the hands of Victor Brothers (3,6) |
| SID | Hollyoaks student who faked his death at the hands of Victor Brothers (3,6) |
| PLAYDEAD | Fake death (4,4) |
| THEOSOPHER | One with divine wisdom others hope to confute (10) |
| THEOSOPHY | Divine wisdom in article by old, old ruler of Persia |
| PROMOTED | Put up the ladder and urge me to fake breaking in (8) |
| FUDGE | How to fake a patch inserted in the newspaper (5) |
| RUETHEDAY | Nice street for composed death at journey's end - what's to regret? (3,3,3) |
| JACKBENNY | This comedian claimed to be 39 Years old all the way up until his death at age 80 |
| ROBERT | __ Sugden, was responsible for Katie's death at Wiley's Farm in Emmerdale (6) |
| ATHENA | Divine wisdom subsequently dividing adults (6) |
| NEWAMSTERDAM | NBC's medical drama TV series based on the book Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital: 2 wds. |
| SENNA | Driver who won the Formula 1 championship three times before his death at age 34 (5) |
| FORGOTTEN | Excessive coming in to fake name no longer known |
| LIES | Court case is prone to listening to fake news (7,4) |
