| FATHERFIGURE | Pop star for example showing authority |
| GENUS | Rising star, for example, showing class (5) |
| PROBONO | One's paid pop star for nothing |
| CONSCIENCE | Study chemistry, for example, showing diligence (10) |
| ACRONYM | Radar, for example, showing China invading America |
| CHARITY | Miss Pecksniff, for example, showing wariness about appeal |
| PEG | Page, for example, showing cylindrical pin (3) |
| TYPESETS | Arranges magazine spreads, for example, showing a variety of collections |
| RADIATIONSOURCE | Neutron star, for example |
| GENIUS | Brilliance from rising star for example enthralling one (6) |
| CHRISTMASCOOKIE | Shortbread Santa or cinnamon star, for example |
| VEGA | Star for example in V&A |
| LEGEND | Star, for example, discovered in advance? (6) |
| BADGE | Sheriff's star, for example |
| BIBLE | King James, for example, showing bitterness about start of battle (5) |
| MASTERFUL | Worries going back into attack, showing authority (9) |
| PASTMASTER | Tense parent, endlessly strict, showing authority |
| DYE | Study example showing permanent colour (3) |
| INSTANCE | Example showing fashionable pose (8) |
| PARADIGM | Example showing name-dropping male |