| SETFREE | Liberated by a stage with no scenery? (3,4) |
| ELEGY | Did a heartless enemy hold a stage with a song of mourning (5) |
| AVRIL | She shared a stage with Shania at 15 |
| OURTOWN | Play narrated by a stage manager |
| DILIGENCE | Steady application was shown by a stage-coach in France (9) |
| THEBIRDS | 13 down 26 down's shocker that's not welcomed by a stage performer on second (3,5) |
| BITPART | Chewed up the scenery? No. Gnawed just a piece. It's only a minor role (3,4) |
| ORLEANS | City on the Loire liberated by Joan of Arc |
| LEGATEE | One coming into stage with a stand |
| ROSTRUM | Public stage with section covered by garbage and booze |
| STANDUP | Get up, at some stage, with a comical routine (5,2) |
| ILLEGAL | One left at some stage with a trainee, although it's against the law (7) |
| LAPWING | Bird has triumph on stage with "Top Gun" (7) |
| LEGSIDE | On stage with team (7) |
| STEPSIN | Gets involved, at some stage, with something wrong (5,2) |
| NEBULAE | Model unable to get close to stage with heavenly bodies (7) |
| RONALDO | Top goal scorer in the Euro 2020 group stage, with five goals |
| RUBITIN | Harp on stage with piece I introduced (3,2,2) |
| LEFTLEG | Departed from stage with port support (4,3) |
| STEPSUP | Approaches stage with drink |
