| BUCKINGHAM | Resisting poor actor from the palace (10) |
| DURHAM | Largely impolite about poor actor from a city in the north of England (6) |
| BAKINGSODA | Graduate from The Palace on the drink with agent responsible for The Rising (6,4) |
| PLAYHOUSES | Theatres for the actors from the D'il and Seanad (10) |
| DRINKINGUP | Call short person from The Palace during party - what's he doing at closing time? (8,2) |
| WORKINGMAN | Lady admits writing from the palace to person in Labour (7,3) |
| FOURTHWALL | In theatre, an invisible, imagined barrier that separates actors from the audience (6,4) |
| KAYE | Danny ... said, with difficulty, "The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true" |
| DRINKINGWATER | Most of the beer from The Palace is great for hydration as it comes from The Tap (8,5) |
| CHALICE | "The ____ from the palace has the brew that is true" (Danny Kaye, in The Court Jester) |
| BUCKING | Resisting the trend of stealing ham from the palace (7) |
| HAMSTRINGS | Holds up a poor actor in need of qualifications (10) |
| STARSIGNS | Leading actor from The Omens, The Bull and The Water-Bearer (4,5) |
| PAUL | ___ Walker actor from The Fast and the Furious |
| RODDYMCDOWALL | Actor from the original Planet of the Apes films (5,8) |
| DOMINIC | - Monaghan, actor from The Lord of the Rings trilogy (7) |
| SECONDRATE | Poor actor needs play (6-4) |
| CORRUGATED | Poor actor urged to get groovy! |
| ARISTOCRAT | Patrician airs sadly beginning to typify poor actor |
| LETTERSPATENT | Does the postman deliver this from the palace? That's some privilege! (7,6) |
