| LAKEGARDA | In Italy, a mere 50% of road rage takes place, essentially, with learner reversing |
| STUKA | German diver fixed to lose fourth place essentially |
| INTERALIA | I learn it off by heart, essentially with other things (5,4) |
| IMMOLATES | Kills time essentially with distance runner on evening shifts (9) |
| SESTERCES | Son obsessed essentially with flipping hidden Roman coins (9) |
| ROMANTIC | In Italy, a top tenor put in charge of a passionate work (8) |
| LANCASTER | Actor given a role in Road Rage (the lead) (9) |
| DRIVERANT | Road rage in part of African colony (6,3) |
| BLACKSHIRT | In Italy, a member of the paramilitary wing of Mussolini's National Fascist Party (10) |
| BETENOIRE | One disliked live singer forgetting intro to Road Rage (4,5) |
| THEAPPIANWAY | ...highway in Italy, a very quiet one and another one in the West? Yes (3,6,3) |
| MASCARA | What gave the mother's dear in Italy a black eye? (7) |
| PADUA | Where in Italy a DA might get up to it (5) |
| ANZIO | A port and resort on the West coast of Italy, a site of Allied landings in World War II (5) |
| TEMPERA | Cause of road rage when followed by a vehicle |
| AIRFARE | Transport charge much involved in type of road rage (7) |
| PODESTA | In medieval Italy, a chief magistrate in any of various republics, such as Florence (7) |
| CORSICA | Island in the Mediterranean, west of north Italy; a region of France (7) |
| ABRIDGETOOFAR | Bit of road rage faked for film (1,6,3,3) |
| MISTRESS | Bit on the side, cause of road rage? (8) |