| EXQUISITE | Is being embraced by former partner really delightful? |
| COALITION | A Liberal, the thing I love is being embraced by Conservative in this? |
| SPOUSES | Partners really keeping quiet over exploits (7) |
| CHARM | Grace is being embraced in French arms (5) |
| SHEEN | Polish ambassador embraced by former nurse |
| EPITHET | Sobriquet of English ambassador embraced by former PM |
| ICONICIMAGE | September 28, 1972: Paul Henderson post-scoring-the-winning-goal with his arms raised in the air being embraced by teammate Yvan Cournoyer; the moment becomes an ___ ___ as it is captured by Star phot |
| TALISMAN | Charm is in being embraced by a towering male, no novice (8) |
| EDWINA | Daughter's triumph, being embraced by each woman (6) |
| COLLEGE | Queens, for example, on being embraced by merry monarch (7) |
| TOOBAD | Being embraced by creature with warts, old boy? Tough! (3,3) |
| SEEMINGLY | Say about Tracey being embraced by tinker, it appears (9) |
| FAWN | Wife being embraced by lover will make you cringe |
| LEADING | Start to doubt being embraced by unusually genial principal (7) |
| PAGODA | Temple where a heavenly being embraced by father |
| UNCLAD | Caught the Parisienne being embraced by German and naked (6) |
| IVAN | Boy against being embraced by another |
| PANORAMA | View of a girl being embraced by parents |
| MASOCHIST | Parents love son being embraced by girl - one enjoying humiliation |
| ADDUP | Make sense of Democrat being embraced by a Northern Ireland party (3,2) |
