| ZEALOUS | Keen character at the end showing envy after Judge departs |
| IFFY | Tentative moment after judge departs (4) |
| REPRESENTATION | Envy after record-breaking part in picture (14) |
| AFICIONADO | Keen character can prepare first-class food with one (10) |
| CONCENTRATED | Intense offender, ready to face judge, departs (12) |
| EAGER | Keen character last in line heading off to make a bet (5) |
| OGPU | Old police, rising before judge, depart |
| ENDURANCE | Can get under building, at the end, showing great patience (9) |
| PENANCE | A writer had a party in Africa, at the end, showing remorse (7) |
| AMIR | Star character at the end coming to the fore as ruler |
| AZOIC | A character at the end? Nothing, almost frozen lifeless (5) |
| LORENZO | Italian learning drama taking in character at the end |
| JACKINTHEBOX | Give up doing TV character at the end of spring |
| PLACARD | Notice eccentric character at the end of short drama (7) |
| MUZZLE | Cross when entertaining character at the end repeated gag |
| AGITATE | A foolish character, at the end might stir things up (7) |
| SENDER | Mailer needs new character at the end (6) |
| NECTARINE | Certain having a new character, at the end, would bear fruit (9) |
| ERSATZ | Pretend taser shot character at the end of series |
| EMMA | Austen's novel character at the end of a dilemma (4) |
