| WHOSWHO | How novel twice has inspired second reference book (4,3) |
| RESUSCITATION | Return of vitality as employer turned to second reference |
| ROGETSTHESAURUS | Author gestures, vaguely encompassing second reference work |
| PAINTER | Playwright has inspired a creative type (7) |
| GORDIAN | The Lord has inspired king, in embracing a Roman emperor |
| ROMAN | Norma has changed! How novel! (5) |
| INEVERDID | How amazing heroine Verdi devised has inspired (1,5,3) |
| CUBIST | Artist's percentage twice has inflated |
| HARKTHEHERALDANGELSSING | Tipsy Greek twice has enthralling Boxing Day song (4,3,6,6,4) |
| CUCUMBER | Cool as copper twice has to be when Mister is around (8) |
| MIMIC | Big road twice has carbon copy |
| COCOA | Officer twice has a drink |
| TOMTOM | Jerry's rival twice has drum (3,3) |
| AFAREWELLTOARMS | What Venus de Milo might have said? How novel! |
| AMBER | How novel! Forever that colour at the lights! (5) |
| WOMENINLOVE | It's by D H Lawrence? How novel! (5,2,4) |
| AHAB | One-legged whaler? How novel! |
| MENS | "How the ___ World Cup Has Inspired Me to Try Falling Down and Writhing on the Ground for Attention" (Reductress headline) |
| BARITONE | Before ending in servitude, no slave in anthem has inspired a singer (8) |
| HATE | Emotion that England has inspired |
