| SONNETEER | Part of issue clear always, poetically, for Shakespeare, say |
| ARAL | Huge body of water in Kazakhstan partly clear always |
| SMITES | Strikes poetically for little child in ship (6) |
| OTIS | I'm surprised it's expressed poetically for US inventor (4) |
| ALWAY | Poetically, for ever (5) |
| SON | Part of issue paper's spoken of |
| MADISON | President incensed over one part of issue |
| CHILD | Reprimanded about learner, part of issue that needs raising |
| DAUGHTER | Part of issue the guard sorted (8) |
| PEERAGE | Nobility always poetically expressed in part of book (7) |
| ENTER | Make an appearance, always poetically holding part of the revised version? (5) |
| PLAYWRIGHT | Shakespeare, say: fun, perfect for audience |
| SONNET | Issue clear in the Bard's work (6) |
| KITTEN | Queen's issue clear, one requiring king's backing |
| PUTTHECATOUT | Chief witch (so Shakespeare says) comes to premature end in hole, on course for last act of the day |
| FELLAS | Did Shakespeare say those lads fell as gentle rain from heaven? (6) |
| IWILL | Did Shakespeare say it twice at his marriage? (1,4) |
| DRAMATIST | Shakespeare, say, admits art creative (9) |
| WILL | Resolve shown by Shakespeare, say, in a familiar way? (4) |
| MEERKAT | Animal, always poetically grand, seen sprawling across rug (7) |
