| OROGENY | Oscar and Roger (not Romeo in the end) covering New York's peak creative event |
| EROS | Matchmaker pairs off older Romeos in the end (4) |
| JUMBLE | Juliet leads, not Romeo, in roar of confusion (6) |
| PRESTIDIGITATOR | "Tap it twice", said Roger - not a bad magician! (15) |
| PONYEXPRESS | American transport operation set up, covering New York state |
| GENESIS | Book band or creative event (7) |
| TRIBUTEBAND | They rock a bit - but end covering Queen? |
| NAIL | Catch statesman's end covering trouble |
| MARRIED | In 2.4, the Nurse encounters Romeo in the street. Romeo tells the Nurse to convey the following message to Juliet: "Bid her devise Some means to come to shrift this afternoon, And there she shall at F |
| BENVOLIO | Cousin and friend of Romeo in the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet (8) |
| MERCUTIO | Lively friend of Romeo in the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet (8) |
| WOE | Rhyme of "Romeo" in the last couplet of "Romeo and Juliet" |
| SEEST | "This is dear mercy, and thou ___ it not": "Romeo and Juliet" |
| VERMILION | Madly in love, I'm putting Romeo in the shade |
| LEA | Tragic character (not Romeo!) that's slowly trampled by the herd |
| QUEBEC | Letter between Papa and Romeo in the NATO alphabet |
| IGNORANT | I got nan excited about Romeo in the dark (8) |
| SERENADE | A trill for Juliet from Romeo in the afterglow? Ears need retuning! (8) |
| CAJOLE | Sweet-talk head of casting over a part -- Juliet, not Romeo (6) |
| TYBALT | Taste something spicy? Not Romeo -- nor I, his rival (6) |
