| DOORWAY | Opening 24 hours of hostilities as described by Oxford historian? |
| DAHOMEY | Old country residence opening 24 hours (7) |
| TRUCES | What are suspensions of hostilities, as between armies (6) |
| THEME | What's the matter with opening 24 across on motorway? It's the beginning of the end! (5) |
| DATES | The fruits of one's studies as a historian? (5) |
| BARTONMITZVAH | Nurse Clara's act of kindness, as described by an Israeli? |
| PEDANT | Stickler of a newspaper employee, as described by puff (6) |
| SIGMA | The end of Athens, as described by Homer? (5) |
| LASTGASP | Undertaken as a final recourse? Most unlikely, as described by GP (4-4) |
| POSTTRUTH | Which adjective was recently named "word of the year" by Oxford Dictionaries? (4,5) |
| MORSEL | Mouthful of food left by Oxford detective |
| LASTWORD | Culmination of quarrel over daughter started by Oxford model? (4,4) |
| AJFOYT | Only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| UTOPIA | What was the name of the imaginary state said to be perfect, as described by Sir Thomas More in 1516? (6) |
| AQUAPLANE | Powerless board as described by a quirky panel |
| DANE | Hamlet -- as described by 12 -- having some verbena dotted around? (4) |
| SARGASSO | 5 as described by 1 in a prequel to Jane Eyre (4,8) |
| WIDE | 5 as described by 1 in a prequel to Jane Eyre (4,8) |
| BROCODE | Male etiquette, as described by Barney Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| SANDBOX | Play area forbade footwear as described by Rev. Spooner (7) |
