| ONTAP | Convenient rewriting of panto (2,3) |
| INEPT | Clumsy rewriting of Pinter mostly |
| RUNIC | About to ruin the rewriting of old letters (5) |
| INDIA | A father's wise rewriting of an idiot's novel (1,7,2,5) |
| TALMUD | Money invested in rewriting of adult legal code (6) |
| EDUCATINGRITA | Act intrigued, a rewriting of play (9,4) |
| INCENSE | Make very angry during rewriting of scene (7) |
| ALADDINSLAMP | Whence came the magic spirit of panto? (8,4) |
| ANTARES | Star of panto was leaving wings with resolution |
| MIME | Act silently during second part of panto (4) |
| SIGNS | I'm not involved in rewriting of missing clues! (5) |
| TRANSLITERATION | Rewriting of letters with little time managed to cut share for commonest letter, perhaps |
| APASSAGETO | A father's wise rewriting of an idiot's novel (1,7,2,5) |
| SLAPSTICKCOMEDY | Happen on daughter in stage make-up, tacky feature of panto? (9,6) |
| PRESTO | Very quick interval between beginning and end of panto (6) |
| DRAMATURGE | It's good getting out of panto costume and into grown-up playwright |
| LOCUM | Sub, in practice, rewriting most of column (5) |
| SERVE | Be of assistance in rewriting verse |
| ASYET | Rewriting Yeats up to the moment |
| ONSET | Start rewriting notes |
