| NOISIEST | Is on site creating the biggest racket (8) |
| LOTUSPOSITION | Lily is on site displaying yoga pose (5,8) |
| DELUSORY | So rudely misbehaving, creating the wrong impression (8) |
| YAPPIEST | Baked pasty covers another, creating the utmost hot air? (8) |
| THEWORST | Wore tux playing with chess set, creating the poorest defences (3,5,7) |
| ARABIA | John Johnson-Allen from Great Moulton wrote T. E. Lawrence and the Red Sea Patrol: The Royal Navy's Role in Creating the Legend about the role of the Royal Navy in creating the legend that was Lawrenc |
| RONDDEJANBE | In ballet, half-circles made by the pointed foot, creating the letter 'D' on the floor (4,2,5) |
| RANKIN | Although known for creating the sleuth Rebus, who also contributed to the collection Murder on Christmas Eve: Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season (2017) |
| BERTHA | ______ von Suttner became, in 1905, the first woman to win the Peace Prize; she played a key role in creating the Nobel Peace Prize as well |
| BETSY | Ross who is credited with creating the first American flag |
| PINKPANTHER | Thank the nipper for creating the Clouseau film (4,7) |
| RAYMONDCHANDLER | Novelist and screenwriter noted for creating the detective Philip Marlowe (7,8) |
| SLEEPIN | Creating the French record in naughtiness? Dream on (5,2) |
| REALISSUE | Actual children creating the name of the game |
| MAASTRICHT | City in which the 1992 treaty creating the European Union was signed |
| FRUITGROWING | It's forbidden in the garden to start grumbling and arguing or creating the conditions for sour grapes perhaps (5,7) |
| JENNIELEE | Scottish MP credited especially for her work on creating the Open University (6,3) |
| MESSERSCHMITT | Willy ---, German aircraft designer famous for creating the most important fighter used by the Luftwaffe during World War II (13) |
| RESORTS | Rests or relaxes, creating "The White Lotus" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel," among others (7) |
| LARRYDAVID | US comedian and writer known for co-creating the sitcoms Seinfeld (1989-1998) and creating Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-2024) (5,5) |