| TRENCHERMAN | Pit queen against king for the title of "hearty eater" (11) |
| QUIVER | Tremble when one's supporting one queen against another (6) |
| VICTORY | Familiar queen's against Conservative win (7) |
| BADGERSTATE | Another nickname for the title place; its real name is revealed in the circled entries |
| OLDDOMINION | Another nickname for the title state |
| YESTER | Word linking with "day" for the title of a 1965 classic by the Beatles which is the most covered song of all time (6) |
| CLIMB | Another word for an ascent in a road cycling race, especially when competing for the title of KoM or QoM (5) |
| LADY | What did Alan Jay Lerner take from a line in the nursery rhyme London Bridge is Falling Down for the title of a Lerner and Loewe musical? (2,4,4) |
| MYFAIR | What did Alan Jay Lerner take from a line in the nursery rhyme London Bridge is Falling Down for the title of a Lerner and Loewe musical? (2,4,4) |
| MONKEYS | Twelve were required for the title of this Bruce Willis release (7) |
| BANDRUN | Wordplay puzzle for the title of a Paul McCartney and Wings hit |
| RUST | In an advertising slogan borrowed for the title of a 1979 Neil Young album, what never sleeps? (4) |
| JUPITER | Asked, "D'you pit her against king of the gods?" (7) |
| HENRYVI | Title king for the Bard |
| YULETIDE | Novel eruditely dismissing king for the present time (8) |
| CHARLATAN | Fake a shade below a king, for the most part (9) |
| QUAKED | Friend, king for the day, trembled (6) |
| FLICKS | Policeman at King's for the 20s (6) |
| GREER | Actress who won the Best Actress Oscar for the title role in Mrs Miniver and spent more than five minutes at the ceremony on her speech of thanks; ... Garson |
| SCOFFER | One making fun of a hearty eater |
