| MALEFACTOR | Brad Pitt perhaps taking onfemale villain (10) |
| FORCERTAIN | Army, perhaps, taking time in bad weather? Definitely! (3,7) |
| SANANTONIO | A new worker perhaps taking lad round one old city |
| SHORTSTORY | Anecdote from Rishi Sunak perhaps taking seconds (5,5) |
| DANCE | Play Hamlet, perhaps taking Claudius's lead (5) |
| HAITI | Country's bowler perhaps taking single before India (5) |
| HERBTEA | Robert, perhaps, taking a light meal and a drink (4,3) |
| SURFEIT | Clubs, perhaps, taking bad ref to heart too much (7) |
| PROTESTATION | Complaint in favour of Victoria perhaps taking note (12) |
| LINEAGE | Descent using rope, perhaps, taking time (7) |
| REICHSTAG | King perhaps taking his cat around an old building (9) |
| NESTLING | Immature tit perhaps taking up comfortable position (8) |
| TUBER | King Edward, perhaps, taking bath with the Queen (5) |
| DESSERT | Fool perhaps taking sun in arid environment (7) |
| FRENCHWOMAN | Nice lady, perhaps, taking BEF commander over western state |
| TWEED | Dock, perhaps, taking time on river |
| IRONED | Given a press pass, perhaps taking in The King And I |
| LEGEND | Stanley Matthews, perhaps, taking position on field before goal |
| MAN | Bishop, perhaps, taking the lead in matins and nones |
| ENSUE | Follow United in future perhaps, taking time off |
