| IMPRINT | Island priest invested in first-class stamp (7) |
| ONECENT | First-class stamp cost, in 1924 |
| RELIC | Priest invested in Roman Catholic curio (5) |
| TED | Father ___ Crilly, Craggy Island priest (3) |
| SEVENTYTHREE | The U.S. Postal Service last week proposed a first-class stamp price increase from 68 cents to this many, starting in July; it would be the second price increase this year |
| GATESHEAD | Town on the Tyne, site of a tilt bridge depicted on first-class stamps in 2000 and British one pound |
| PLUMPURPLE | The official colour of UK first class stamps (4,6) |
| PENNY | Want to follow prison at city with second class stamp (5,5) |
| BLACK | Want to follow prison at city with second class stamp (5,5) |
| FORMOSA | Sailor sitting in first class in Taiwan once (7) |
| UPGRADE | Director in Prague working to get a seat in first-class coming from coach (7) |
| AMENITY | Convenience, gents in first-class, thankfully vacant (7) |
| DEBACLE | Girl joining society left in first-class mess (7) |
| AMBIENT | Doctor involved in first class hospital department, creating a relaxing atmosphere (7) |
| ACADEME | Reform made in first-class community of scholars (7) |
| OCEANIA | Remodelled canoe comes back in first class condition from the Pacific (7) |
| AIRSICK | Nauseous from travelling in first-class section, starting during wrench (7) |
| FIFTEEN | Feminine adolescent also appearing in first-class quiz show (7,2,3) |
| ACETATE | Recording disc in first-class gallery (7) |
| AQUATIC | Watery drink runs out in first-class clubs |
