| JURYMAN | Panellist - one of twelve nailing track - a lover of pop? |
| DAMASCUS | City event's one put out by a lover of pop? |
| SMOTHER | Suppress last of records taken by a lover of pop (7) |
| LINE | A railway track; a wrinkle; a very narrow stripe; or, a rope such as a guy for a tent or a sheet for a sail (4) |
| MALAYALAM | Lover of pop song - a hit in Indian language |
| MASCARA | Cosmetic adopted by lover of pop hiding a blemish (7) |
| OSMIUM | One visiting sailor, lover of pop perhaps and heavy metal |
| MOMENTS | Lover of pop in the U.S. sent wild for brief periods of time (7) |
| MINIMUM | Frenchman favoured by current lover of pop the least amount (7) |
| OPTIMUM | Best work, note, supported by lover of pop (7) |
| RAIL | A bar forming a fence, racecourse barrier or train track; a complaint; a crake or flufftail; or, a curtain rod (4) |
| ROCKINGCHAIR | Seat occupied by a professor of pop? (7,5) |
| PATERNITYSUIT | A potentially costly case of pop? (9,4) |
| SLEEPER | A beam under a railway track; a train carriage with berths/bunks; or, a plain hoop or stud earring (7) |
| DRIFT | A cattle-track; a set of nets; a steady current caused by the wind; or, fluvioglacial or glacial deposit (5) |
| ALLWEATHER | Type of running track a centre of excellence with showers, for example (3-7) |
| ALAPA | Introduction to raga in the style of pop? |
| STEPDAD | Place outside Palladium for follower of pop? |
| BUBBLEBATH | Frothy tub with loads of 'pop'? (6,4) |
| PISTE | From the French meaning "trail" or "track", a marked run of compacted snow for skiing/snowboarding; or, the field of play where fencing bouts take place (5) |