| PRINCECHARMING | Rich men carping about pantomime hero (6,8) |
| CREVICE | Start carping about bad behaviour with crack (7) |
| NITPICKING | carping about minor issues |
| MERCHANTMARINE | Trading ships' mate ran rich men ragged (8,6) |
| PLUTOCRACY | Conservative court play about ruling body of rich men (10) |
| CHARADE | After tea, read about pantomime (7) |
| SALADDAYS | Youth speaks about pantomime, losing cool |
| PRINCIPALBOY | Male pantomime hero played by actress (9,3) |
| MOTHER | Pantomime hero got some out (6,5) |
| GOOSE | Pantomime hero got some out (6,5) |
| ALIBABA | Almost excuse sailor, a pantomime hero (3,4) |
| JACK | Pantomime hero, one likely to encounter woods? |
| MOTHERGOOSE | Pantomime hero, Tom, goes off (6,5) |
| LOOKSAD | "Rich men ___ and ruffians dance and leap" (Shak.) |
| PLUTOCRATS | Underground supremo meets Tory turncoats and powerful rich men (10) |
| IEAT | "Rich men sin, and ___ root": "Timon of Athens" |
| NABOBS | Jack found among big shots, very rich men (6) |
| RAGS | Low-quality papers from which rich men start? (4) |
| NICHEMARKET | Rich men take turns making specialist trading area |
| OLIVER | "Rich Men North of Richmond" singer ___ Anthony |
