| CASTLIST | Names of actors in short piece one's seen near West End (4,4) |
| NEWSITEM | Current times in pieces one's read (4,4) |
| PAWPAW | Fruit: cut two pieces one's prepared to give away? (6) |
| GREYAREAS | Eviscerating every actor in short musical - judgement's hard in these situations (4,5) |
| CROATIA | Bad actor, in short, takes second place (7) |
| HITTHESPOT | Delight greeting actor in short (3,3,4) |
| MIDNIGHT | Possible time for feast, turning dark near West End |
| BRATPACK | Rob Lowe was in this set of actors in 1980s coming-of-age films (4,4) |
| SWILLTUB | In short piece, Shakespeare's found a depository for hogwash (5-3) |
| CHEPSTOW | The cops gathered near West Monmouthshire town (8) |
| FERNDOWN | After my friend left Wendron, he moved to a place near West Moors (8) |
| REVERSAL | Last couple of actors in show performing a U-turn? (8) |
| LASTRADA | Conclusive instructors of actors in film (2,6) |
| TONEPOEM | Orchestral piece, one in unusual tempo (4,4) |
| CROATIAN | Split personality, perhaps, of actor in a shot (8) |
| TOMMYGUN | Check up on writer's piece, one used by mobster (5,3) |
| AMBITION | A male with piece - one on drive (8) |
| CONCERTO | Musical piece: one sure to win nothing after trickery (8) |
| NIGHTCLUB | Venue for late shows near West End hit |
| NIGHT | Play opens with first one near West End (5) |
