| GRESTLY | Discontented yet regal characters, playing in 5(7) |
| MIRANDA | TV character playing in drama (7) |
| RHYMES | Chimes with shy characters playing with REM (6) |
| PERFORMERS | Dramatic characters playing at some stage (10) |
| FRESHASADAISY | As ref says, I had characters playing who were not a bit tired (5,2,1,5) |
| EAGERLY | Enthusiastically rearrange ye regal characters (7) |
| CEDILLA | Character playing dice gets all confused (7) |
| LARGE | Great regal characters seen tampering with lager (5) |
| GLARE | Blinding light around regal characters (5) |
| FIGARO | Character playing a big part in a gambling game |
| LAGER | Regal characters produce a renowned brew |
| ARGYLE | Regal characters convene around unknown part of Scotland (6) |
| EASE | Character playing self, perhaps free from anxiety (4) |
| EPIGRAPH | Inscription, say, about Greek character playing harp (8) |
| LEAR | Find out a lot about regal character (4) |
| PAINFUL | Distressing yet fun, playing in bucket (7) |
| COTTAGE | Tot playing in a pen, in the home (7) |
| CADENCE | Dean playing in cold church has fall in pitch (7) |
| EXAMPLE | Stage name of Elliot John Gleave, hip-hop star whose album Playing In The Shadows hit No 1 in 2011; he plays Manchester three times this month (7) |
| TREVINO | In 1975, which golfer (Lee _) was struck by lightning while playing in a major competition? (7) |
