| DESECRATE | Odd parts of theme, sacred, strangely, and profane |
| INSTEPS | Popular measures applied as part of theme? |
| EMELI | Part of theme librettist hid from Ms Sande, who sang at the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony (5) |
| WAUGH | Schoolmaster-turned-satirical novelist who penned A Handful of Dust and the book subtitled The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder (5) |
| ALUMNI | Graduates feel sick, strangely, and take half of Autumn off |
| EASESUP | Second member of team pauses strangely, and slows down (5,2) |
| BRIDESHEADREVISITED | 1945 Evelyn Waugh novel subtitled The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder |
| BRIDESHEAD | & 11D 1945 Evelyn Waugh novel subtitled The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder (10,9) |
| TEMPORAL | Tense, the compiler flipped, quietly spoken and profane (8) |
| LEGO | Toy brand that's the focus of a chain of theme parks |
| DEER | Does representing theme ultimately feature in reversal of theme? |
| PLOT | Storyline's particular lack of theme, first of all |
| TEE | Regular features of theme in part of a course (3) |
| CREATED | Reacted strangely and made a fuss (7) |
| ASTOUNDS | Nods at us strangely, and causes amazement (8) |
| VACATED | Virginia acted strangely and quit (7) |
| SCATTERS | Rest acts strangely and disperses (8) |
| SURPRISED | Journalist purrs first, strangely, and is astonished |
| RESIDUUM | Is rude strangely and hesitantly with matter remaining (8) |
| PERSEVERES | Serves peer strangely and doesn't give up (10) |
