| LUMBAGO | Pop album by legend is over-the-top and a pain in the rear (7) |
| LEMONADE | Pop album by Beyonce? (8) |
| BEHEADS | Takes off the top, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across |
| EARACHE | Pain in the rear? A chest rub won't help (7) |
| FOOTSIE | It's played in secret - by legend and son, that is (7) |
| ATTACHE | A temperance advocate and a pain, at the embassy? (7) |
| COTTAGE | A bungalow is over the top in zoo accommodation (7) |
| DIABOLO | A game with a two-headed top and a string stretched between sticks (7) |
| IGRAINE | Daughter of a Welsh prince who, in legend, is the mother of King Arthur (7) |
| PULPING | Becoming boring and a pain, I'll turn in (7) |
| EXTREME | The ending is over the top (7) |
| RISOTTO | Dish is over the top served in rhino hide? (7) |
| FULSOME | Whole calculation, per auditor is over the top (7) |
| TOOMUCH | Old man initially in touch is over the top |
| CARDIAC | Very ill person in short top and a cape (7) |
| CAMELOT | What, according to legend, is the site of King Arthur's court? (7) |
| BIKINIS | They have a top and a bottom, but no middle |
| JAMTART | Small shallow pie with no top and a fruity filling (3,4) |
| FOOTAGE | Recorded clip showing how old the legend is? (7) |
| AFFABLE | A full frontal legend is easy to approach |
