| ASISNOW | Compared to the present of an album from Paul Weller (2-2-3) |
| AGO | Before the present (of time) (3) |
| NOW | From 12 years ago, so not an old album from Paul McCartney (3) |
| RELEASE | An acquittance, liberation or setting free; conveyance of an estate; a catch for holding or unclasping; or, a launch of an album, film, news item etc (7) |
| ARSENAL | Into my arms comes an album from Morrissey (4-7) |
| CLOSEST | Like Mercury's distance from the sun, compared to the other planets |
| LEAFIER | Compared to the treeless city, a relief changing to such suburbs? |
| SOMEONE | "___'s knocking at the door ..." (lyric from Paul McCartney and Wings' "Let 'Em In") |
| LIKENED | Compared to the person he told untruths about (7) |
| COUNCIL | The Style ___, band fronted by Paul Weller (7) |
| STARDOM | Making a comeback, Paul Weller perhaps denounces fame (7) |
| CARTOON | "Don't want to end up a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ graveyard," from Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al" (7) |
| EPISTLE | Keep 1st letter without envelope ___ one from Paul? (7) |
| NANETTE | Grandmother uncovered what perhaps Romans got from Paul Newman? (7) |
| SERPENT | Creature to make a present of? (7) |
| DANIELS | Wild denials from Paul (7) |
| PROFFER | Present of public relations promotion (7) |
| THECHANGINGMAN | Paul Weller, the guy who went from The Jam to The Style Council to solo (3-11) |
| HINGE | A small piece of gummed paper used to attach a postage stamp to the page of an album (5) |
| YOUCANCALLMEAL | Lead single from Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland (3,3,4,2,2) |
