| MASTER | Conquerors of Magnus Magnusson's interrogation change midstream, keeping close to breakdown before first seizure (6,5) |
| MINDS | Conquerors of Magnus Magnusson's interrogation change midstream, keeping close to breakdown before first seizure (6,5) |
| IVE | First word of Magnus Magnusson's catchphrase (3) |
| AHEADOF | Foe had a breakdown before... |
| IVESTARTEDSOILLFINISH | Magnus Magnusson's catchphrase in Mastermind (3,7,2,3,6) |
| SNORER | Close to breakdown, more painful to be around sound sleeper (6) |
| SCOTLAND | Maybe Don, lead character in film let down by cast of old play, about close to breakdown (6,2,8) |
| FLOWEROF | Maybe Don, lead character in film let down by cast of old play, about close to breakdown (6,2,8) |
| MEMBRANE | Film politician almost embracing artist close to breakdown (8) |
| COLLAPSE | Holding up a friend terribly close to breakdown and fixes (7) |
| USEDCAN | Dirty tin second-hand motor, close to breakdown, coming in for initial repairs (4,3) |
| LEARN | Understand king is close to breakdown (5) |
| NORWAY | Birth country of Magnus Carlsen where skiing is a way of life for locals (6) |
| ICELAND | Country of birth of Magnus Magnusson, who presented TV show 'Mastermind' (7) |
| DENOTES | Indicates that D and E come before F and G, say |
| OSTROGOTH | One of fifth century and sixth century conquerors of Italy |
| MOOR | Tie up one of the conquerors of 23 (4) |
| NORMANS | Conquerors of Poles hoisting standard on top of arsenal (7) |
| CONQUISTADOR | Any of the Spanish conquerors of the New World in the 16c (12) |
| BABYISH | Typical of new arrival keeping close to one in party |
