| REARDON | Pot Black star Ray is back, taking on master (7) |
| TOCAPITALL | What's more, many back taking on Brussels, for example (2,3,2,3) |
| NERVOUS | Star is back, taking over, terribly edgy |
| SIROCCO | Wind is back, taking big bird to outskirts of Chicago |
| MAESTRO | Expert has nothing on master criminal (7) |
| CREMATE | Carry out funeral rite on master in Mediterranean island (7) |
| SQUELCH | Crush on master from Greyfriars's son (7) |
| SNOOKER | Cue sport/game featured on Pot Black and Big Break (7) |
| SETTERM | Dog's on master's lead for a fixed period (3,4) |
| FLORIDA | Hitler came back, taking in one state then another (7) |
| CONGEAL | Get hard criminal offender back taking Ecstasy (7) |
| ROUSING | Soldiers back taking drugs can be spirited (7) |
| TISANES | Sit back, taking in old-fashioned healthy infusions (7) |
| TRISECT | Right-back taking one group to divide into three (7) |
| ENSNARE | Warne ran sneakily back taking catch (7) |
| MILLAND | 'The Lost Weekend co-star Ray' |
| ENVIOUS | Green unit backs taking flying bomb to America (7) |
| SAWFISH | Ray is spotted, if standing with mum (7) |
| SUNBEAM | Ray is to get the same bun but presented differently (7) |
| REYNARD | Complicated nerd Ray is a fox (7) |
