| THEOLDWIVESTALE | In Bennett's work he dealt with two lives intertwined |
| CETACEA | Dealt, with two aces, the first of two wales (7) |
| ISIS | Worshipped woman with two lives |
| SPELEOTHEM | He dealt with mole pest which has built up slowly underground |
| FAUST | He dealt with the devil |
| AFATHER | He dealt with state affairs a lot - wrong description of Boris? (1,6,2,2,5,3) |
| OFATLEASTSIX | He dealt with state affairs a lot - wrong description of Boris? (1,6,2,2,5,3) |
| ELLISISLAND | Historic point of entry in which antelope takes two lives at first, then another two lives (5,6) |
| SWINGINGTHELEAD | He dealt poorly with non-monogamous behaviour, being lazy (8,3,4) |
| IDLER | As he doesn't work, he's left in dire trouble (5) |
| GRAFFITI | Amir H. Fallah challenges the nature of portraiture with his work. He draws on his academic training as well as his experience in another medium, its name derived from an Italian word that means "to s |
| PROPHESIED | Was nosy about work he has told about in advance (10) |
| ACHITOPHEL | Dryden character in a note on work he left (10) |
| OPHELIA | Millais's painting - work he left in abeyance initially |
| DENTIST | At work, he often looks down in the mouth (7) |
| HOPE | The last thing Pandora had was the work he took in (4) |
| ELIJAH | Mendelssohn work he composed with jail-break (6) |
| TODO | Fuss yet to be dealt with (2-2) |
| INHAND | Popular worker being dealt with (2, 4) |
| INTRAY | Its contents are still to be dealt with (2- 4) |
