| SCRIVENER | Old scribe, extremely stoic, torn apart adding finishing touches to Bible chapter (9) |
| DRIVELLED | Verdi composed lines - adding finishing touches for The Leopard made little sense (9) |
| SCRUMMAGE | Extremely stoic search for packs of Players (9) |
| INKHORN | What old scribe valued in brass instrument, about 1,000 (7) |
| EZRA | Old scribe penning last letter in time |
| ORGANISED | Is editor putting finishing touches to newspaper's run? |
| PERFECTED | Put the final touches to (9) |
| GARNISHES | The fish put back in, she's added the finishing touches (9) |
| DOTSTHEIS | Puts finishing touches after cooking, to set dish (4,3,2) |
| RESTYLING | Further work of tailor, at ease about finishing touches of fancy apparel (9) |
| TALENTED | Skilful editor puts finishing touches to story book collection (8) |
| CROWNED | Put the finishing touches to college with wonder ingredient (7) |
| TROWEL | Tool for putting finishing touches to slum dwelling (6) |
| LACQUER | Put finishing touches to a clue concocted about queen and king |
| APPENDAGES | A couple of pages put finishing touches to Times supplements |
| ANGLO | Acclaimed director receives Oscar for finishing touches to The Battle of Britain (5) |
| TITIVATE | Put the finishing touches to flier that is about tax |
| EDIFICES | Editor, with Bluebird following, puts the finishing touches to impressive constructions |
| EVENING | Hi, there! Putting the finishing touches to your pruning? (7) |
| POSTPRODUCTION | Finishing touches to writing letters (14) |
