| INDIEPOP | Music genre unlikely to have been heard at this year's 2 in Manchester (5,3) |
| SHTETL | Town where klezmer music might have been heard |
| HUMIDITY | Platitude often heard at this time of year: 'It's ... ... .... ... ... ........ ' (3,3,4,2'1,3,8) |
| NOTTHEHEATITS | Platitude often heard at this time of year: 'It's ... ... .... ... ... ........ ' (3,3,4,2'1,3,8) |
| THE | Platitude often heard at this time of year: 'It's ... ... .... ... ... ........ ' (3,3,4,2'1,3,8) |
| CLINK | Cheers often heard at this prison (5) |
| KICKME | Sign unlikely to have been written by the person it is attached to |
| FARFETCHED | Unlikely to have been brought from a distance (3-7) |
| OLDLATIN | In a manner of speaking, hasn't been heard in Rome for a long time and past one's prime in South Ame |
| ENDOGAMY | Gay demon, unlikely to have sex with his own kind (8) |
| LASTPOST | May be heard at the military funeral - there's no collection after this (4,4) |
| TOTALLED | Utterly destroyed and unlikely to have kicked about (8) |
| BLUFFERS | They're unlikely to have strong hands |
| RYDERCUP | International golf competition held every two years: 2 wds. |
| SUNLIGHT | Which song will Nicky Byrne sing at this year's Eurovision Song Contest? (8) |
| PARASITE | South Korean Oscar-winner for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards (8) |
| REMEMBER | Group representing the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest (8,6) |
| CHUCKNOLL | NFL coach who led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in six years: 2 wds. |
| OLYMPICGAMES | Norway hosted them in 1952 and 1994, and unofficially won them in 2018, among other years (2 wds.) |
| CATCHY | From what's been heard you won't forget this is caught from yacht at sea (6) |
