| THEMOOROFVENICE | Othello is fine tho' overcome tragically |
| MOTOR | Final antagonist in Othello is the driving force (5) |
| MOOR | Othello is also to secure the heathland |
| OILWELL | From the outset, Othello is lacklustre and thoroughly boring |
| OPERA | As which, Othello is less hard (5) |
| DRAMA | "Othello" is one |
| TRAGEDY | "Othello" is one |
| DRESSINGROOM | Accommodation backstage sauce, when Othello is back on! (8,4) |
| ROOM | Space for manoeuvre when Othello is back (4) |
| VROOM | Looking back, Othello is very like something you'd hear on Broadway in America (5) |
| IAGO | The standard-bearer in Shakespeare's Othello is also a cultivar of both Primula auricula and Hedychium yunnanense (4) |
| HOMIEST | Tho' semi is falling apart, it's most cosy (7) |
| IDAHO | State aid arranged, tho' capital is lacking |
| NORTHUTSIRE | Area shipping may visit - tho' return is problematic |
| HOIST | Lift, tho', is out of order |
| APPLE | Men tho suaveolens is the mint (5) |
| IHADTHAT | Fame with hackney and hansom cabbies' chat, tho' it is dissipated! (1,3,4,5-3-4,2,3,4,2,2,3,4) |
| THOUGHTPOLICE | Big brothers force one to guilt cop, tho' he is following orders |
| SUNG | Tho Pierce Brosnan is still cool, he shouldn't have done it in Mamma Mia! |
| EEN | "Tho" preceder, sometimes |
