| FORELIMB | Leading member of the quadrupeds (8) |
| GIRAFFE | The tallest of the quadrupeds may note grief |
| ROSSETTI | Dante Gabriel, English poet and painter who was a leading member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (8) |
| SPROCKET | Quiet reprimand by leading member of Stealers Wheel (8) |
| PRESENTS | Leading member of parish is offended by offerings (8) |
| NEDKELLY | Notorious criminal, leading member of Bush family? |
| ORATORIO | 'Ornblower drowns leading members of orchestra in The Creation, perhaps |
| NIGELROBERTS | New Zealand-born, and a leading member of the Balmain Poetry Group, whose first volume of poetry is In Casablanca for the Waters (1977)? (5,7) |
| LUBECK | German port on the Baltic that was the leading member of the Hanseatic League (6) |
| NOCHANCE | Leading member of cast can improvise at base? Highly unlikely (2,6) |
| CROME | English painter and leading member of the Norwich school (5) |
| TITIAN | Italian artist (c 1488-1576), a leading member of the 1th 16th century Venetian School (6) |
| MACKE | August ---, German painter; a leading member of the Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (5) |
| FACT | Verified statement from the leading members of the Finnish-American comedy troupe (4) |
| THEME | Leading members of the higher education ministry endorsed topic (5) |
| SHADOWCABINET | Taxi I catch initially to follow leading members of the opposition |
| FOREPAWS | Leading members in favour of rest, we're told (8) |
| GERRITTHOMASRIETVELD | Which architect and leading member of Dutch neo-plasticism counts the famous red-blue chair of 1918 |
| ASSESSES | Rates for female quadrupeds? (8) |
| HEADMAN | Two types of 10 leading member of tribe (7) |
