| WEIGHTWATCHER | Delay for audience, with cheers backing singer, one ditching the Stones? (6,7) |
| EMISSARY | Don't catch entry for audience with unknown spy (8) |
| SATANG | Against one ditching unstable currency (6) |
| SNAFU | Who might cheer, backing United in chaos (5) |
| LEARNBYHEART | Wrote to the audience with name, rank and serial number, for example (5,2,5) |
| OURS | They pass time for the audience with what's yours and mine (4) |
| DITHER | Delay for one with the doctor coming round (6) |
| HAILSTORM | Welcome for The Tempest when Sky drops The Stones? (9) |
| MALCOLM | In 1.4, at the Forres Palace, Macbeth in audience with King Duncan proclaims his son to be "The Prince of Cumberland." What is his son's given name? |
| CUPONOODLES | Instant ramen brand name, originally (before ditching the middle letter) |
| CHERRY | Christopher, Cameron and Harry are ditching the garnish (10,6) |
| MARASCHINO | Christopher, Cameron and Harry are ditching the garnish (10,6) |
| MISSOURI | State newly formulated moisturisers should be used while ditching the rest |
| SPIGOT | Peg is small bore to the audience with old book (6) |
| MEGA | Huge upset for one of the Stones? (4) |
| ROADIE | One rolling with the Stones? |
| OPERETTA | About to interrupt unhappy poet with cheers for lyrical work |
| RUBIES | Is sorry to find black one amongst the stones? (6) |
| TOPAZ | Said to drink heavily like one of the Stones? |
| ROCKOPERA | Presentation by The Who perhaps better suited to The Stones? |
