| SKELETON | Left inside shooting Oscar winners essentially with few crew members (8) |
| LANDSLIP | Rock movement: country music, essentially, with edge (8) |
| RICEBEER | The intoxicant works essentially with illicit drug at social gathering near river (4,4) |
| PETERPAN | Open essentially with unhappy parent of an immature man (5,3) |
| THANKYOU | Emotional Oscar winner's requirement in churning out briefest of acceptance speeches? (5,3) |
| ACCEPTER | Oscar winner's stand-in |
| AFRICANAMERICAN | Black man can win essentially with fair race conditions (7-8) |
| ODYSSEY | Poem about Ulysses essentially with happy ending (7) |
| IMMOLATES | Kills time essentially with distance runner on evening shifts (9) |
| ANGLING | Hanging out of windows, essentially with Rod above a canal? |
| STUN | Boxing match, essentially with star sees knock out (4) |
| LAKEGARDA | In Italy, a mere 50% of road rage takes place, essentially, with learner reversing |
| OOMPH | Vitality shown by cook essentially with evidence of speed (5) |
| SQUAREMILE | The City team replacing Guardiola, essentially, with head of recruitment ushering in Zola (6,4) |
| HITECH | Essentially, 'with-it' echoes 'state-of-the-art' (2-4) |
| ODDMENT | Dishonourable discharge! Soldiers captured in photos essentially with rubbish (7) |
| PERSEPHONE | Underworld figure, essentially, with huge quantity of acid |
| AIGRET | Maid essentially with regret cutting a third of long plume (6) |
| SESTERCES | Son obsessed essentially with flipping hidden Roman coins (9) |
| BRAVO | Support Ivor essentially with an expression of approval (5) |
