| POLKADOT | Design a Morse character after US president (5,3) |
| AMNESIAC | Many a soap opera character, after a blow to the head |
| EARLDOMS | A Morse code concealing Lib Dem estates (8) |
| INITSELF | One little character, after evidence of head lice, considered alone (2,6) |
| POSTCARD | Item of mail from character after job (8) |
| PANGLOSS | Naive or unreasonably optimistic character, after Voltaire's Candide pedant (8) |
| GARDINER | Jack ___, Neighbours character after whom the hotel complex was named (8) |
| IRISHJIG | Girl taking those four characters after foxtrot out for dance (5,3) |
| GIFTWRAP | Present coverage in newspaper after US soldier stole (4,4) |
| SEAPOWER | Saw Europe's nervous after US dropped naval strength (3,5) |
| POETISER | After US author, another test about bard (8) |
| DEFENDER | He'll look after us while Fred is in Eden (8) |
| LASVEGAS | Gladiolus with red-edged, yellow flowers, named after US city- makes salsa veg! (3,5) |
| PUNDIT | A play on words with a morse component produces a selfappointed expert |
| WALRUS | Morse: character associated with Lewis |
| DOT | Overdo theatrics, entertaining Morse character (3) |
| DIVOT | A clod from a morse component about four |
| CUTTINGADASH | Making a stylish impression clipping a Morse symbol (7,1,4) |
| BANDIT | Outlaw a prohibition on a morse component |
| DASH | It's a Morse Code signal - make a run for it (4) |
