| POTHERB | Lead coating for other parsley, for example (3-4) |
| CHROMIUM | Metallic element used as protective coating for other metals (8) |
| STUPEFIES | Reversed lead coating should stick before secondary shocks (9) |
| SUPPORTINGACTOR | No lead coating purports to corrupt (10,5) |
| GARNISH | Sharing wild parsley, for example (7) |
| PLAYERS | Wild parsley for team members |
| HERB | Parsley, for example (4) |
| GARNISHES | adds parsley, for example |
| ROADMAP | Travellers quietly hide commercial guide for other ones (4,3) |
| REASONS | "Finding bad ____ for what one believes for other bad ____ - that's philosophy" (Aldous Huxley) |
| OLDBILL | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| FURCOAT | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| SETUPON | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| VANGOGH | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| SETDOWN | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| CHOPPER | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| OPINION | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| SQUIFFY | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| NUREYEV | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| ADDRESS | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
