| ONEIL | Family joker, perhaps, with unfinished E. O'Neill set in 24Dn 11Dn (10,5) |
| KINCARDINE | Family joker, perhaps, with unfinished E. O'Neill set in 24Dn 11Dn (10,5) |
| THEGREAT | Muhammad Ali cut head in 24Dn 4Ac feature (3,5,6) |
| TRUSTS | Has confidence in 24Dn having final attempt (6) |
| CASTLE | Upstanding troupe in unfinished dance performance on 24Dn 11Dn (8,6) |
| BALMORAL | Upstanding troupe in unfinished dance performance on 24Dn 11Dn (8,6) |
| BANCHORY | Means of getting stuck fast in heartless bureaucracy on 24Dn 11Dn (8) |
| ABOYNE | Strangely, anyone moving closer to action for central Edinburgh is on 24Dn 11Dn (6) |
| CRATHIE | Extremely clever at history primarily, that is on 24Dn 11Dn (7) |
| BRAEMAR | Supporter eager at first to spoil gathering on 24Dn 11Dn (7) |
| CARD | Joker perhaps was concerned with English being banned |
| HOAXER | Laugh when a king is turned up - or the joker, perhaps (6) |
| SMARTCARD | Joker perhaps has device for opening doors (5,4) |
| PLAYINGCARDS | Jokers, perhaps, spying lad fooling around with vehicle (7,5) |
| BALLATER | Bullet rate worked out on 24Dn 11Dn (8) |
| CREDITCARD | Believe joker perhaps means to pay (6,4) |
| PLAYINGCARD | Joker perhaps against wit (7-4) |
| WILDCARD | Joker perhaps is match for any character |
| POSTCARD | Message sent from holiday job by Joker, perhaps |
| CANARD | Joker, perhaps, accepted article was a hoax (6) |
