| MANCHU | People who, in the 17th century, conquered China and established that country's last dynasty (6) |
| BRITS | People who, in short, haven't got on (5) |
| EMBASSY | Returned me and singer to country's last consulate (7) |
| PLATSAK | A Place at our country's last bulwark is bankrupt (7) |
| THELMA | Coronation Street actress who in the 1980s supported the campaign to save the S&C (6,6) |
| BARLOW | Coronation Street actress who in the 1980s supported the campaign to save the S&C (6,6) |
| FOSSEY | Last name of the US zoologist who, in the 1970s, became the leading expert on mountain gorillas (6) |
| MEXICO | What with that country's gulf between the States, Trump would have it dammed! (6) |
| TUSCAN | In Italy you study that country's dialect |
| MODENA | Italian city which is home to that country's most acclaimed restaurant, Osteria Francescana |
| FUNDED | Financed and established with nothing lacking (6) |
| CUTEST | Most endearing group for workers backed and established (6) |
| NGUYEN | Last dynasty of Vietnam |
| SAMSON | Who, in the Old Testament, was a performer of herculean exploits (6) |
| SNAGGE | John ___, newsreader and commentator whose report from the 1949 University Boat Race included "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge" |
| ESTHER | One good book established that woman |
| SMOKER | One who's in the habit of lighting up a ratting device? (6) |
| STEVIE | Wonder who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| DORSET | Staff upped and established a southern county |
| PIRATE | I talk foolishly about one who, in the main, is a thieving type |
