| ASPERSION | Like Nutmeg in character, one's maliciously cast (9) |
| BEDEVIL | Be a fiend and torment one maliciously (7) |
| VANDAL | One maliciously damaging vehicle, youth going north (6) |
| BRANDNEW | Mint and a bit of nutmeg in beer (5,3) |
| GEWEZ | Nutmeg, in Bahir Dar |
| BEGINNER | Starter containing alcoholic drink with a pinch of nutmeg in ale (8) |
| ESTAMINET | Nutmeg's in tiddly state in a small cafe (9) |
| AMUSINGLY | A Greek character, one at a time, is in a funny way (9) |
| NICODEMUS | Biblical character, one consumed with doubt (9) |
| BABIRUSSA | Non-male Disney character, one from the country, is a hog (9) |
| COWARDICE | Spineless character, one originally called Ernest by dramatist (9) |
| CONTINUUM | Against Greek character, one that's upset flow (9) |
| MUSICHALL | Greek character, one in South Carolina, has room for entertainment (5,4) |
| LINEAMENT | Distinctive character one found in Telemann potentially? |
| CONNUBIAL | Marital cheat, Greek character, one wearing lotion mostly (9) |
| PARTIALTO | Having a liking for character one singer shows |
| PHILANDER | Foreign character, one coming down to flirt |
| ROLEMODEL | Character, one on catwalk, one to emulate? (4,5) |
| HARLEQUIN | Comic character, one of five joining race around lake |
| POETASTER | Bill interrupted by Greek character, one who writes abject verses |
