| ABDICATOR | Edward VIII, say, found sailor with damaged carotid (9) |
| START | Found sailor lying in street (5) |
| CABOT | Explorer found sailor sleeping like a baby? |
| JACKRUSSELL | Terrier found sailor at square in London (4,7) |
| MORDACITY | It's biting my carotid out! (9) |
| ABYSSINIA | Cracked basin, I say, found in Ethiopia once (9) |
| STATEROOM | Impressive location, say, found on heath after climbing (9) |
| AQUILEGIA | Plant, say, found on island? Eagle circles round it (9) |
| STATESIDE | ...say, found on border, towards US (9) |
| QUINTETTE | Group of musicians one over 8, say? (9) |
| EXTENUATE | Circumstances may so affect turn to 8 (say) from 10 (9) |
| REGISTERA | & 8 Say (as client, e.g.): 'I'm disgruntled with parrot' (8,1) |
| PENNYLANE | Cheap street, say, found in the Beatles' Liverpool (5,4) |
| LIEINWAIT | Prepare an ambush and be home with wife by 8, say (3,2,4) |
| DISSIDENT | Opposing Sid, going up and down with damaged net (9) |
| LAMBRETTA | Motor scooter with damaged metal T-bar (9) |
| FORSAKING | Because of attraction to opposite sex, Edward VIII perhaps abdicating (9) |
| ABDICATES | Does as Edward VIII did: beats acid, anyhow! (9) |
| ABDICATED | A bad edict awfully presented - Edward VIII did this (9) |
| GATECRASH | Barge in deep cut loaded with damaged crate |
