| HED | Homophone of a synonym for "obey" |
| ROIL | Homophone of a synonym for "kingly" |
| THICKE | Actor Alan whose last name is a homophone of a synonym of "dense" |
| DESTRO | G.I. Joe villain whose name is one letter short of a synonym for "obliterate" |
| QUOIN | A homophone of a word for a nummary bit, flan or piece, that refers to a corner/keystone, a salient angle of a building, a voussoir or a wedge (5) |
| RYOT | From "flock, graze, herd", a word for an Indian peasant or farmer that is a homophone of a term for a tumult or violent breach of peace (4) |
| RIPTORN | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| NBC | Network for "Frasier" and "Friends" |
| TEENMOVIE | Genre for "Booksmart" and "Clueless" |
| DOCUSOAP | Genre for "Jersey Shore" and "The Real World" |
| LYNE | Film director Adrian, or a homophone of a word that means "a piece of film dialogue" |
| JANEEYRE | Charlotte Bronte's heroine whose surname is a homophone of a word for atmosphere, ether or a successor (4,4) |
| MAZE | Word after corn . . . or a homophone of a word for corn |
| IMACS | Products with screens ... or a homophone of a type of big screen |
| COALS | Embers ... and a homophone of a department store |
| HURTS | Smarts ... and a homophone of a rental company |
| AYE | Homophone of a body part and a letter |
| YOU | Pronoun that's a homophone of a kind of tree |
| BURRO | Animal name that's a homophone of a type of animal dwelling |
| APT | Like the anagram "I'll make a wise phrase" for "William Shakespeare" |
