| EGALITARIAN | Opposing discrimination, say, came down on a piece from Opera North |
| NORMAN | Wisdom from Opera North (6) |
| ALIT | Came down on a branch, say |
| TASTES | Experiences discrimination, say, initially (6) |
| TASTE | Discrimination, say, first taken to heart |
| MOTET | Piece from opera company including biblical stories |
| ARIA | Piece from opera I rarely mounted (4) |
| RASTA | Piece from opera starring Bob Marley? |
| MILITIA | FA's forerunner came down on one with a certain force |
| CADGE | A rogue, say, came back to borrow money (5) |
| METAL | Lead, say, came across a driver under instruction (5) |
| DANGER | Desperate character, say, came back right away. It was a risk (6) |
| HUNGARIAN | Foreigner depended on contribution to Opera North |
| LANDED | Came down on this sort of gentry in the past (6) |
| COALITION | Multiple parties? Firm came down on holding one |
| BANALITY | Came down on unknown figure supporting injunction making dull observation |
| GLITCH | Mishap when German came down on church (6) |
| ENTRAINED | Ten wheels came down on public transport (9) |
| EVANGELIST | European vehicle, say, came back to register missionary (10) |
| CUTIT | Copper and blue bird, say, came up to scratch (3,2) |
