| VALENTINECARD | Farewell letters of ancient doctor (retired), one sent from Verona to 1 across's girl? (9,4) |
| BUDAPEST | Home to the Hungarian State Opera House; in addition to 1-Across's home country of Greece, it's one of three European cities where 1-Across is being filmed |
| SOFTSOAP | Before one retired, one needs help to keep paper flatter |
| SEEYOU | Farewell letters read aloud |
| TTYL | Modern farewell letters |
| EVASION | Deliver retired one in connection with deception (7) |
| RUNES | Letters of ancient alphabets believed to hold magical powers, such as those inscribed on the Ruthwell and Bewcastle Crosses (5) |
| ANGE | One sent from Heaven: Fr. |
| GENUS | One sent from master class |
| SEMITONE | Uses a clock to measure retired one's musical interval (8) |
| ALPHA | A change of heart's apparent in Hawaiian's farewell letter |
| THETA | He knocks out second part of farewell letter |
| SITOUT | Outstay, when retired, one's time away (3,3) |
| SOAPSUD | Retired ones in bit of a froth over bubble effect (7) |
| OMEGA | Ancient character, many years doctor, retired (5) |
| LOMBARDY | See doctor, retired doctor, in a yard in Italian region |
| GENTLEMEN | People of breeding, two of them from Verona (9) |
| SOAVE | Dry Italian white wine from Verona, made from the garganega grape variety (5) |
| AZTEC | Cate confused including last letter of ancient Indian (5) |
| HIPPOCRATES | Ancient doctor prophetic, as seen afresh |
