| BONCE | Head in cerebra contained by skull, perhaps ___ here? (5) |
| INTELLIGENCES | Cerebra |
| BRAINS | Cerebra |
| GEMMERY | A collection of precious stones, be it in a cabinet, case, vitrine of Faberge or Ernest Jones, a treasure-chest guarded by skull and crossbones, or one of the Tower 's exhibition zones of Crown Jewels |
| TRIS | Muscles worked by skull crushers, for short |
| HADES | Experienced eternal suffering for a start ___ here? (5) |
| PRIME | Home perhaps ___ items in disarray, covered in paint (5,8) |
| NOTSO | "The best part of a holiday is perhaps ___ __ much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working", the Wind in the Willows. (3,2) |
| CHECK | and 14ac, Picked up 1A friend, perhaps ___ defeat for 21A? (9) |
| BONAPARTE | Emperor's skull perhaps broken by a prince with craftiness (9) |
| MEMENTOMORI | Police arresting people over room wrecked with one skull perhaps |
| HEADCASE | Skull, perhaps - or nut? |
| CELLARET | Red wine the Spanish stored ___ here? (8) |
| ABDOMEN | After swallowing bit of beef, notice warning sign ___ here? (7) |
| SUBURBIA | British city (very old) has excellent bus trundling round on the outskirts ___ here? (8) |
| FIREPLACE | First of fuel I put back ___ here? (9) |
| SKYE | Scottish kilt you encountered initially ___ here? (4) |
| GETHSEMANE | Understand He means to be anguished ___ here? (10) |
| ONIN | What's going ___ ___ here? (2 words) word craze |
| GRANDOPERA | Old woman meets Lance Armstrong, perhaps ___ a spectacle where nothing is spoken (5,5) |