| ASSERTING | Is strange in a way making a statement (9) |
| CATALOGUE | Go at a clue in different way - making a list (9) |
| INQUEERSTREET | Impoverished, strange in a way (2,5,6) |
| ASSERTION | A sister's split on, making a statement (9) |
| TEDIOUSLY | In a dull way, making Edward promise cunning (9) |
| SEACHANGE | Magical transformation into "something rich and strange", in a song from The Tempest |
| ROYALPALM | Tree, by the way, making excellent prize (5,4) |
| ACCORD | Caught military leader, in a way, making treaty (6) |
| LASAGNE | Turn up the gas in a way making an Italian dish |
| NOSILY | Is only strange in a curious way (6) |
| UNKED | Being in bed topless is strange in the North (5) |
| UNCO | It is strange in Scotland to find a French firm |
| EERIE | Strange, in a creepy kind of way |
| ENIGMA | Something puzzling and strange in a gem |
| GARNETS | Gems that may appear strange in a new setting |
| GOODDAY | Find nothing strange in a merry "Hello there!" (4,3) |
| INCOGNITO | Noticing nothing strange in disguise |
| KARLMORDO | "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" character portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| SAYING | Carol harbours a yen for making a statement (6) |
| AVOWING | King James's commission in debt, making a statement (7) |
