| FALLGUYS | Connors' victims, say, drop pretence on air (4,4) |
| HONKERS | Traffic jam victims, say |
| UNDRESS | Remove clothes and German actress drops pretence (7) |
| SHAMELESS | Brazen pretence on defaced vessel at sea (9) |
| UNMISTAKABLE | It's as plain as nose on one's face for organisation to nearly make mistake with first victim say (1 |
| ACT | Pretence on stage |
| ABLEBODIED | Fit first victim, say, when box office expired (4-6) |
| UNTOLD | Squadron, say, drops one veteran without number |
| FALLSINTO | Niagara, say, drops down into a river (5,4) |
| ACETIC | Monk, say, drops special kind of acid (6) |
| VILLA | House where burglar, say, drops in? |
| RIFLEMAN | Chuck Connors Western, with "The" |
| SOUTHPAW | Jimmy Connors or John McEnroe |
| STOMPERS | Singer Tom Connors' fans, maybe |
| ILLINOIS | US state in which ER. The Good Wife and The Connors are set (8) |
| DESCRIBE | Identify O'Connor's house by Finisterre (8) |
| MANDINKA | Sinead O'Connor's hit regarding a West African tribe (8) |
| CRAWFORD | Carla Connor's relative who reported Lauren Bolton missing in Corrie (5,8) |
| NADAL | Connors' emulator, per Connors |
| DARLENE | Sara Gilbert's role on "The Connors" |
