| OLDLATIN | Publius Vergilius Maro, for instance, hasn't been heard in Rome for a long time (3,5) |
| MARO | Poet Virgil's full name: Publius Vergilius ___ |
| CHINCHIN | Cheers in Rome for fast food from West Africa (4-4) |
| RACECARD | Rush clown presumably gave indication of potential winners at the Circus in Rome, for one (8) |
| VIVAVOCE | Opposed to demanding type giving no intro to heartless speech in Rome for everyone to hear (4,4) |
| BASILICA | St. Peter's in Rome, for one |
| INDIEPOP | Music genre unlikely to have been heard at this year's 2 in Manchester (5,3) |
| ANAGRAMS | Lone answer for New Orleans, more for Rome, for instance? (8) |
| COGNOMEN | Eg Cicero, Naso, Maro – to distinguish from name of the gens |
| AROMATIC | A moron we hear controlling Rome for the Romans comes up smelling of roses (8) |
| FORA | Places in Rome for a meeting |
| MADETOMEASURE | A mate used Rome, for a change, to get specially tailored (4,2,7) |
| TESTUDO | It's a trial for you joining party in Rome for part of protection racket ages ago? (7) |
| LOCUM | A place they had in Rome for him to deputise (5) |
| LATIN | What was heard in Rome and a quarter of Paris (5) |
| LIRA | One of many once spent in Rome, for instance (4) |
| LIRE | They may be spent in Rome, for instance (4) |
| TIDES | Time and date in Rome for flowers |
| CAVEAT | What is an official notice to a court to suspend a proceeding until the filer has been heard? (6) |
| EXEUNT | They go out in Rome for part of play (6) |
