| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | Cub backing monarch and bad actor, quiet one, about to find county (15) |
| BEDSITTER | Room to find county terribly trite (9) |
| STAGEWHISPER | Actor's quiet remark meant for the audience to hear (5,7) |
| EXPIRE | Former partner, quiet one, about to run out (6) |
| ALLINGHAM | Author's exhausted with good and bad actor (9) |
| BENTHAM | British philosopher with crook and bad actor |
| GRAHAM | Boy is good artist and bad actor |
| EMPEROR | Agent entering capital, backing monarch |
| RISKING | Schoolmaster backing monarch is taking a chance (7) |
| LACKING | Not having State backing, monarch concluded (7) |
| LATERALTHINKING | Former monarch and family entering Nordic parliament in creative approach to problem (7,8) |
| REESTABLISHMENT | Restoration involves return of monarch and ruling class (2-13) |
| ROYALALBERTHALL | Monarch and prince had room in London (5,6,4) |
| TILLKINGDOMCOME | For a very long time until monarch and monk arrive (4,7,4) |
| CELEBRITYSTATUS | About to find treatise subtly affected by the prominence of certain stars (9,6) |
| TEACADDY | Bear hugs - one about to find leaves in a container (3,5) |
| TRIPWIRE | Journey taken by Welsh leader - one about to find booby trap |
| ATLANTIC | A tourist initally left with worker - one about to find ocean |
| BASILICA | Man one about to find church |
| STRAIGHTEN | Monarch and first two knights-errant leave the rest and go off to put things in order |
