| HITMAN | Knight, say, following success as slayer (6) |
| UNWIND | Relax in day following success at General Assembly? (6) |
| PIERCE | Force a way through with knight, say, capturing rook (6) |
| GENEVA | Greeting knight, say, after climbing in Swiss location (6) |
| NAMING | Dubbing grand knight I knight, say, in retrospect |
| NUTTER | Knight say, is a madman (6) |
| APIECE | A knight, say, by each one of a group (6) |
| HONOUR | Becoming a British Knight, say (6) |
| WADDLE | Buffalo (as American might say) following with clumsy gait |
| HATPEG | Is Panama here, say, following winding path? (6) |
| SILENT | Like lead character of knight, say, in old film |
| ERRAND | Knight, say, finally quitting day job |
| NEMNED | Kelly, say, following return of chaps called once |
| MAIDEN | Help secured by knights, say, yet to win |
| RIENZI | Wagner's first success as an operatic composer, about "The Last of the Tribunes" (6) |
| PRESTIGE | Reputation following success |
| HITHERTO | Previously celeb saved time following success (8) |
| MEPHITIC | Noxious international politician in charge following success |
| NUREYEV | Following success in theatre turned up to watch very famous dancer (7) |
| GROUNDSMAN | Reason knight, say, could make Lord's tender |
