| SHELFLIFE | Quiet, Tolkien character might survive this long, perhaps |
| GEORGECROSS | Laurel and Hardy character might get this (6,5) |
| SOGGY | Left in the cereal bowl too long, perhaps |
| BURNED | Was out in the sun too long, perhaps |
| OUTSTAYING | Halt during tour ___ for too long, perhaps? (10) |
| STARES | Looks too long, perhaps |
| JUMPERS | Long, perhaps, or high, and usually lurid at 2Dn (7) |
| BOLSTER | Long, perhaps cylindrical pillow (7) |
| CREEPY | Staring a bit too long, perhaps |
| FLAT | Like lemonade that's been left out too long, perhaps (4) |
| FETA | French-Greek character might be an alternative for Munster? (4) |
| TEAR | A melodramatic character might shed a single one |
| HANDICAPPER | Racing official - practical Greek character, might one say? |
| PROSPERO | A dramatic character might flourish on first outing (8) |
| PHARAOH | Old king just character might you say? |
| AGE | What a young soap character might have to do fast |
| FOURTHWALL | Something a character might break |
| STARCH | For a second time, a shrewd character might be a formality (6) |
| CREDITCARD | Believe eccentric character might use plastic (6,4) |
| UVULA | What a cartoon character might grab onto if they're swallowed whole |
