| UNEDITED | But died in the fairy outhouse (8) |
| PERISHED | But died in the fairy outhouse (8) |
| AMYJOHNSON | At the declaration of WWII this pioneer aviatrix joined the Air Transport Auxiliary but died in 1939 after baling out over the Thames (3,7) |
| INVOICED | Singing well, but died when charged. (8) |
| SATURDAY | Time in the week in which Solomon Grundy died in the nursery rhyme (8) |
| MAGELLAN | Ferdinand, Portuguese explorer who died in the Philippines in 1521 (8) |
| DAMASCUS | City copper in pile up died in the van |
| ALBERT | He was married to Queen Victoria for 21 years but died suddenly in 1861. She mourned him the rest of her life. |
| 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) |
| THREEBEARS | In the fairy tale, Goldilocks invited herself to breakfast at the home of these forest-dwellers, the |
| WHOS | In the fairy tale, the three little pigs asked, '... afraid of the big, bad wolf' (3'1) |
| GOLDILOCKS | In the fairy tale, this young woman broke into and vandalised the residence of the three bears |
| WOLF | In the fairy tale the three little pigs were afraid of the big, bad ... (4) |
| OGRE | Beast in the fairy tale Puss in Boots |
| TROLL | Antagonist in the fairy tale "The Three Billy Goats Gruff' (5) |
| DISTRESSED | Troubled, but died keeping weight down (10) |
| RUGGED | Robust, but died after short game |
| CANDIDE | Voltaire's naif is competent, but died, unfortunately (7) |
| DILATED | Opened up, but died out (7) |
| THEBARD | He wrote an article, but died (3,4) |
