| GYRATED | Characters in tragedy originally did turns |
| CLEARCUT | Easy to understand character in tragedy with copper in court (5-3) |
| DECOR | Originally, did Ed choose one room's colours and furnishings? (5) |
| SWAB | Sailors washing above-deck boards originally do this (4) |
| IODOFORM | I do turns with Oscar from different compound |
| ANIMAL | Drummer: member of group contracted to do turns around central square (6) |
| OSOFADVENT | Do turns outside lounge, maybe, opening seasonal songs (2,2,6) |
| SWINDLED | Did turn in vehicle traversing ice (8) |
| DISPUTED | Did turn in upset, having had an argument (8) |
| DROLLERY | Did turn briefly in subtle comedy |
| CADDISH | Though no gentleman, did turn in the money (7) |
| ODDITY | Toy did turn out to be a queer thing (6) |
| LOPSIDED | Poles did turn out uneven |
| DISASTER | Criminal tried taking in soldiers, resulting in tragedy |
| GARDENCITY | Caught in tragedy in volatile urban development (6,4) |
| AGED | Elderly characters taking part in tragedy (4) |
| ABIGAILS | What a leading actor has to claim proves troublesome, ending in tragedy in 17 work (8,5) |
| ABIGAILSPARTY | What a leading actor has to claim proves troublesome, ending in tragedy in 17 work |
| JERRYCAN | Sin ends in tragedy, prophetic in month of Aquarius, say - the Water Carrier? (5,3) |
| PATHOS | Father to most of those in tragedy (6) |
