| MARDIGRAS | Festival to enjoy with artist in sweet bar? (5,4) |
| NANAIMO | B.C. city with a sweet bar named for it (7) |
| CHOCO | Sweet bar's eaten-off tip leaving just 'late' left? |
| THREEMUSKETEERS | Some sweet bars |
| PARODYING | Taking off retro work with artist in final? |
| SOAPOPERA | Note a poet with artist in EastEnders, for instance (4,5) |
| TRAFALGAR | Flag art displayed with artist in London square |
| ITERATIVE | Appeal, day before festival, to catch renegade, one repeated |
| NOREASTER | Refusal by festival to admit monarch is a blow |
| TOOK | Began to enjoy, with "to" |
| THAI | Cuisine to enjoy with Singha beer |
| TEA | Drink to enjoy with cucumber sandwiches |
| GETINTO | Begin to enjoy with Don (3,4) |
| RUTHMACKENZIE | Who left the position of Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival to take up a position in the SA Government, making way for Brett Sheehy to step into the post as 2025 Director? (4,9) |
| BODEGAS | Old boy hanging around with artist in wine shops (7) |
| PARASOL | Old man with artist in this way left sunshade (7) |
| FEDORA | Following English party with artist in hat (6) |
| DISRAELI | This Benjamin, maybe, is with artist in food store (8) |
| ABSTRACTION | Movement encapsulating summertime with artist in reverie |
| PERPETRATOR | Thief, maybe, person on film with artist in bustling port (11) |
