| MIDAS | In Greek legend, a king of Phrygia able to turn everything he touched into gold (5) |
| LOTUS | In Greek legend, a plant whose fruit caused bliss and idleness (5) |
| AESOP | An excellent storyteller of Phrygia. originally (5) |
| KINGMIDAS | According to Greek mythology, everything he touched turned to gold (4,5) |
| NEEDS | Carly Rae Jepsen's "Everything He ___" |
| LEANDER | In Greek legend, a youth of Abydos who drowned in the Hellespont (7) |
| GORDIANKNOT | In Greek legend, a complicated fastening Alexander the Great cut with a sword (7,4) |
| CENTAUR | In Greek legend, a creature half man, half horse (7) |
| ASTAIRE | The "he" in "Rogers did everything he did ... backwards and in high heels" |
| GOLDENBOY | Outstanding issue touched upon by the king of Phrygia? |
| COLOSSIANS | Book of the New Testament containing an epistle from St Paul to a people of Phrygia (10) |
| PAELLA | A late start to spring turns everything on its head for the Spanish staple (6) |
| PLAYWRIGHT | One who'll make a drama out of everything he does! (10) |
| KANE | Title film character described by a reporter as "a man who got everything he wanted and then lost it" |
| KNOWALL | As he can recognise everything, he cannot be a learner (4-3) |
| ALLTHEOLDTHINGS | Everything he related about nights abroad: 22 11 21D to 7 13D? (3,3,3,6) |
| VALPOLICELLA | Can spinning coppers turn everything red? (12) |
| CHEF | One who wants you to put away everything he sets out |
| KEN | "She's everything. He's just ___." (Tagline for the upcoming "Barbie" movie) |
| AGRIPPA | Roman general with a firm hold on the borders of Phrygia |
