| PULPFICTION | Film romance with young boxer perhaps embracing student at the start (4,7) |
| PUNCHUP | Fight with young boxer, perhaps, outside a foreign church |
| CLAY | Every now and then Callas seen with young boxer (4) |
| GOODLOOKING | Handsome Wenceslas perhaps embracing ladies? |
| PUP | Young boxer perhaps, and what a swindler may sell him? |
| PUNCHUPS | After drink, young boxers perhaps shouldn't start fights |
| PROPUP | Support for young boxer, perhaps (4,2) |
| TOPUP | Give refill to young boxer, perhaps |
| NEARNESS | The ___ of You, song by Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington featured in the 1938 film Romance in the Dark |
| ITSMAGIC | Doris Day hit from the film Romance on the High Seas |
| MILLAIS | Pre-Raphaelite who, at the age of 11, became the youngest-ever student at the Royal Academy Schools; |
| PROWL | Sneak around like the student at the front of the boat (5) |
| PUBLIC | Back up writer embracing student out in the open (6) |
| VITALITY | Liveliness of five going to Italy perhaps embracing the item (8) |
| STARPUPIL | Student at the top of the class (4,5) |
| ELROY | Student at the Little Dipper School on "The Jetsons" |
| CELLIST | Ancient Briton embracing student is in bower? (7) |
| CUDDLING | Embrace embracing Dud perhaps embracing (8) |
| ANIMATION | Spirit of Scotland perhaps embracing case of idealism (9) |
| DISCOMBOBULATES | Upsets fellow dancers, perhaps, embracing your uncle? Extremely unusual |
