| KNOWITALL | King no humorous person ___ to everyone appearing as a cocky type (4-2-3) |
| SOAR | Up, up and away!: A hot air balloon ride can let a person ___ to new heights |
| EONS | Economics has had no humorous element for a very long time (4) |
| KYOGEN | No humorous interlude provided by Tokyo gentleman |
| WHOOPITUP | Humorous person gathering band at uni to make merry (5,2,2) |
| SMARTARSE | Sting to appear heartless - cocky type (5-4) |
| APOLOGIST | Advocate appearing as a famous explorer gains essential point (9) |
| DETHRONED | Change he'd noted about king no longer ruling |
| AGAMEMNON | Ancient king, no man, played pastime inside |
| BEHOOVING | Room cleaner without hesitation secured by person ___ that's fitting (9) |
| ALLSHOOKUP | Rings about going to meet the King's No. 1 (3,5,2) |
| WIT | That is to say to such a humorous person (3) |
| RAGMAN | The chap at the students" fete appearing as a scrap merchant (3-3) |
| NEWMOON | Earth's satellite when appearing as a narrow crescent (3,4) |
| WISEGUYS | Group of women find Home Counties men to be cocky types (4,4) |
| BOLDFACE | Such is the type to put on a cocky countenance, perhaps? (8) |
| KNOWALL | King no barrier to wise guy (4-3) |
| STARDUST | Cosmic particles; a distant cluster of astral bodies appearing as a cloud; imaginary powder that makes one blind to reality; or, glamour (8) |
| ASTARTE | A promiscuous woman in the Home Counties appearing as a goddess |
| DECADES | A month, helpers said, appearing as a very long time (7) |
