| ODYSSEAN | Characteristic of old Grecian and yes, so cryptic! |
| CODED | So cryptic, clues often defy expert deconstruction at first |
| REFUSECOLLECTOR | Mirror featuring clue so cryptic for council worker (6,9) |
| SENESCENT | Sentences written out of sequence may be characteristic of old age (9) |
| SENILE | Left bank of the river that shows the characteristic of old age (6) |
| OMENS | Signs of the future? Yes, so men must adapt (5) |
| VERVE | Get-up-and-go extremely depleted finally? Yes, then doubly so |
| BLIMPISH | Mistake about uneven movement characteristic of old soldier (8) |
| TRAITOR | It's characteristic of old rebel, initially, to be a turncoat (7) |
| FRAYED | Female ready to alter characteristic of old garment? (6) |
| MARK | Distinguishing characteristic of old German money (4) |
| REMBRANDTESQUE | Men request bard changes characteristic of old master |
| AGEING | Developing the appearance and characteristics of old age (6) |
| HELOT | Old Grecian serf in the lotus position (5) |
| EASYDOESIT | Sophisticated date, yes -- so I go steady (4,4,2) |
| FIRED | Badly fried? Yes, so given the sack (5) |
| ODYSSEYS | Yes, so Sydney studied great expeditions (8) |
| ADIOS | Farewell in Madrid? Yes, so Ida makes a comeback (5) |
| SIN | Italians say yes and then point to a wrongdoing (3) |
| REFLEXIVE | Referring back to subject of Felix, ever cryptic! |
