| AFTERNOON | PM seen in a newspaper with the Queen and now gone, essentially (9) |
| HERON | Woman's gone essentially to get wading bird (5) |
| SUPERHERO | Wonder Woman, say, having drink with the Queen and her followers, essentially (9) |
| TOLERABLE | Bearable lot turning up with the queen and expert (9) |
| TRIGGERED | Heard about Governor-General with the Queen, and set off (9) |
| AMPERSAND | Member of the House of Commons and the Queen, and a state leader, and... And... (9) |
| DAILYMAIL | British newspaper with the highest paid circulation (as of 2023) |
| GABARDINE | Talk a lot to the queen and make a meal of the material (9) |
| EXTENSION | Stretching, stress now gone? |
| OTTER | Briefly over the top with the Queen and a furry river animal (5) |
| EVERGREEN | Continually popular the Queen, and good with soldiers in uniform |
| ASSERTED | Fool seen with the queen and man, it's stated (8) |
| DISCERNED | Record given to the queen and man, distinguished (9) |
| GERUNDIVE | The Queen and German don give part of speech in Latin |
| ECTRA | Actor used for background scenes; a cricket run such as a no-ball or leg bye; or, a special edition of a newspaper with news deemed too important to hold until the next print mn (5) |
| ROYALISTS | Supporters of the Queen and her family (9) |
| PERSONAGE | Worthy attendant protecting the Queen and one of her children? |
| TABLOID | A newspaper with pages half the size of a broadsheet (7) |
| CHATHAM | Former PM seen to talk and act in exaggerated fashion |
| PARAGRAPHS | Page published by a newspaper with reprinted sharp and short articles (10) |
