| EDWIN | Drood appears in opened window (5) |
| LAINE | Cleo ___, 1986 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical nominee for The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (5) |
| OPIUMDEN | Type of establishment in which Charles Dickens's novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood opens (5,3) |
| HONEYTHUNDER | Luke, character in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (12) |
| LANDLESS | Helena, orphan in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (8) |
| ROSA | _ Budd, character in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (4) |
| LIED | Told a tale showing origins of love in 'Edwin Drood' (4) |
| NEVILLELANDLESS | Orphan from Ceylon who comes to England to study under Rev. Crisparkle in The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens |
| MYSTERY | The question of Edwin Drood? (7) |
| DICKENS | Author of Edwin Drood (7) |
| REDWINE | Mr Drood stops dealing with Bordeaux, say (3,4) |
| UNACCOMPLISHED | By no means expert description of The Mystery of Edwin Drood? |
| EXTRA | One appears in minor role in next rally (5) |
| MINUS | In sum, possibly, it appears in sums (5) |
| BASIN | As it appears in the wine store, one may wash in it (5) |
| AITCH | 'The first bit of curry in Thai dish' appears in letter written at length (5) |
| ADLER | Irene, female character who appears in the Sherlock Holmes story A Scandal In Bohemia (5) |
| TONGA | Country where nationalist leader appears in Roman garb (5) |
| TREWS | Wife appears in very Parisian garment (5) |
| STOMA | Opening - cat appears in it (5) |
