| DUMBLEDORE | Do reel about if following speechless literary headmaster (10) |
| SWAM | Did reel cut end of Far from the Madding Crowd? |
| HORSEGUARD | Half your dogs hare about if a soldier appears (10) |
| DANCEATTENDANCE | Reel about, fetching and carrying for? (5,10) |
| LEARNER | Reel about with 10 as a beginner (7) |
| BUSMANSHOLIDAY | Leader of orchestra and his lady abroad, if following conductor, perhaps? |
| MOTIF | The theme will appear if following cat's comeback (5) |
| CARDIFF | Eccentric, if following city (7) |
| WAIF | One is homeless if following a large state |
| BAILIFF | Security, if following debt collector (7) |
| MIFFED | Annoyed, if following sea around (6) |
| NIBS | He might be important if following his points (4) |
| ALIVE | If following a learner, I have to be alert (5) |
| MASSIF | If following a church service, it's a big thing (6) |
| ZEALOT | Fanatic seeing Tenable on TV regularly if following ultimate in quiz shows |
| GRIFFITHS | Good runs seen before if following this extraordinary snooker champion (9) |
| ATKINS | Terribly skint, a soldier if following Tommy (6) |
| NEGLIGIBLE | It's not worth worrying about, if I behave lewdly to begin with in short nightie (10) |
| LIPSYNCH | What 'singers' on film do? Hang about if play's slow initially (3,5) |
| FILLIP | Brought about if tablet provides stimulation (6) |
