| CANONISED | Held in great esteem by church, minister dies sadly |
| WELLLIKED | Held in great esteem |
| SURPRISED | Teacher held in high esteem by speaker is astonished |
| EPISODE | Poe dies sadly in instalment of TV serial (7) |
| SIDE | Dies sadly for the team (4) |
| HONOUR | Word for great esteem or respect; an award or decoration; a group of manors held by a lord; or, an ace, king, queen, jack or ten in bridge |
| OGRE | Terrible person held in no great esteem |
| IDOLISM | The writer's composition of old is being held in great admiration (7) |
| AWARE | Knowing a king is held in great respect |
| EMBRACED | Held in great affection (8) |
| ESTEEMED | Ignoring the odds, bees were abundant, and held in great respect |
| GODS | People of great esteem, elevated in status, do good (4) |
| MEDIUM | Mean to die, sadly, in mother's embrace (6) |
| MANSE | Solve a Mensa problem in the church minister's home (5) |
| TRACERY | Decorative pattern in salver describing church minister's end (7) |
| HIGHREGARD | Great esteem that's earned in a gig that's hard for her (4,6) |
| SOLIDIFIES | If I die, sadly, start to sob after sun sets |
| DIABETES | Disease makes most of beasts die, sadly (8) |
| RESIDE | Live while about a quarter die, sadly (6) |
| PASTORAL | History test suitable for a church minister? |
