| EMOLLIENT | Oriental gangster's lover is the first to let off steam - scratching head, it saves face, for example (9) |
| EXISTED | Former lover is the first journalist show to have had a life (7) |
| OUCH | Joey's home scratching head (it hurts) (4) |
| THESEAGULL | Thursday curling league's first to let Russian play |
| ETHEREAL | They're overheard behind Oriental gangster to be extremely delicate (8) |
| PORTRAIT | Saves face of drunk in Portugal and restaurateurs - it leads to surface tension (8) |
| IBEX | To bimbo, even former lover is the GOAT |
| DONJUAN | Which legendary Spanish lover is the subject of a poem by Byron? (3,4) |
| COLDCREAM | Saves face with unfriendly elite (4,5) |
| GEFRENS | It is a fringe-like head decoration worn at the back of the head. It was fashionable among women in the second half of the 15th century. |
| PHRYGIAN | It is a soft felt or wool conical headdress fitting closely around the head. It is characterized by a pointed crown that curls forward. It originated in an ancient country in Anatolia that gave it its |
| BINGO | 'Two fat ladies, 88' is a call in this game where the winner is the first to mark off all the number |
| CAMETOTHEBOIL | What the whistler on the range did to let off steam (4,2,3,4) |
| EVAPORATE | The Agency contacts old informer taken in by First Lady to let off steam (9) |
| AGEIST | Head barman gets to open early and is the first to discriminate against those who arrived earlier? (6) |
| RUN | To let off steam, 16A often goes for a ___ around Albert Square (3) |
| PUNCHBAG | Hit book launch with lawyer - it's one way to let off steam |
| TURBAN | This headgear consists of a length of fabric wound around the head. It originated in the Old World, although Native Americans also originated a form. European men wore them for a time in the 14th cent |
| TENGALLONHAT | Figure has eight pints and it goes to his head - it puts those out west in the shade (3-6,3) |
| NEWHAMPSHIRE | Which state is the first to hold a primary in the US presidential elections? (3,9) |
