| RUNCIMAN | John -, Scottish artist whose works include 1767 oil painting King Lear in the Storm (8) |
| CORDELIA | One of the daughters of King Lear in the William Shakespeare play of that name (8) |
| PAOLOZZI | Scottish artist whose works include 1989 sculpture Master of the Universe (7,8) |
| IANMCKELLEN | Knighted actor currently treading the boards in London's West End as King Lear in the play of the same name (3,8) |
| MONITORS | There's nothing in the storm to disturb such lizards |
| VETTRIANO | Jack ?, Scottish artist whose works include The Singing Butler and The Billy Boys (9) |
| EDUARDO | Scottish artist whose works include 1989 sculpture Master of the Universe (7,8) |
| EDUARDOPAOLOZZI | Scottish artist whose works include 1989 sculpture Master of the Universe |
| GONERIL | Eldest daughter of King Lear in the play of that name by William Shakespeare (7) |
| REGAN | Middle daughter of King Lear in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| MACH | David ?, Scottish artist whose work includes 1999 installation Big Heids (4) |
| LEOR | "Our beliefs can be anchors in the storm, or walls that keep the light out." -Dr. ___ Zmigrod, author of The Ideological Brain |
| BLOWWINDS | Lear's speech in the storm begins with two words. What are they? |
| ROYALANDANCIENT | It has links to play like King Lear, in two respects |
| MORTALS | Can't live for ever so Al goes out in the storm (7) |
| TEMPEST | Met and then went back? What a nuisance! In the storm, too! (7) |
| ROSTRUM | You take a stand when you are out in the storm (7) |
| STRONGARM | Little Gary ran out in the storm and we had to use violent tactics (6,3) |
| THROWN | Cast wanting seat for Lear in the audience? |
| YESTERYEAR | Why replace initials of Lester Lear in the past? (10) |
