| INKY | Number of old Emile Zola volumes initialled, risky circling those with stained finger (4,5,6-4) |
| PARLEZVOUS | Number of old Emile Zola volumes initialled, risky circling those with stained finger (4,5,6-4) |
| PINKY | Number of old Emile Zola volumes initialled, risky circling those with stained finger (4,5,6-4) |
| IGUANAS | It's us again, circling those large, green tropical lizards (7) |
| ONALLSIDES | Circling those picked for every team (2,3,5) |
| NINE | Number of old centre forwards missing 12D 16As from scoring position? (4) |
| AZTECAN | Unknown investigator probing teetotal movement with any number of old people |
| BOOMDEAY | A number of old artists in a to-do may be sozzled (2-2-2,4-2-2) |
| BROWN | A number of old party mandarins originally unlike old PM (5,2,6,5) |
| MOTHER | A number of old party mandarins originally unlike old PM (5,2,6,5) |
| OFLAGUNA | A number of old pants on guy, and all fail! (4,2,6) |
| LILY | A number of old pants on guy, and all fail! (4,2,6) |
| TARARA | A number of old artists in a to-do may be sozzled (2-2-2,4-2-2) |
| KNEESUP | A number of old party mandarins originally unlike old PM (5,2,6,5) |
| THEMAPLELEAFRAG | Number of old Toronto tabloid? (3,5,4,3) |
| HAVANA | Caribbean city whose large number of old cars has caused air quality concerns |
| PIECESOFEIGHT | Replace foe's epic number of old silver coins (6,2,5) |
| NANA | Emile Zola novel of 1880 (4) |
| SANDS | Like those of time Shakespeare and Shelley initialled (5) |
| GERMINAL | Seventh month of the French Revolutionary Calendar, or a novel by Emile Zola (8) |
