| NICEST | In the National Theatre, cold refreshments are best (6) |
| DICES | Chops up the starter of dates with cold refreshments (5) |
| ICES | Cold refreshments (4) |
| ADES | Cold refreshments |
| TEABAG | Endlessly divide land where refreshments are stored (6) |
| ENTIRE | Complete the National Theatre in the Irish Republic (6) |
| JACOBI | Derek _; British actor and one of the founder members of the National Theatre (6) |
| INTIME | Mean to take one to the National Theatre to conclude it (6) |
| LEARNT | A good month, note, with the National Theatre (6) |
| DECENT | A good month, note, with the National Theatre (6) |
| OLDVIC | London theatre, first home of the National Theatre under Laurence Olivier (3,3) |
| INTEND | Mean to take one to the National Theatre to conclude it (6) |
| TALENT | Gift of a story to the National Theatre (6) |
| PATENT | Plain meat paste at the National Theatre (6) |
| PENNANT | Flag the writer with an entry in the National Theatre (7) |
| THINGS | Why tapering items are best? (3,4,6,4,2,2,3) |
| COMETO | Why tapering items are best? (3,4,6,4,2,2,3) |
| NONET | Music one gets in the National Theatre |
| NEWPORT | Town exercising power in the National Theatre? |
| NOT | Being negative means nothing in the National Theatre (3) |
