| FURIOUSLY | Rufus, oily, showing a raving disposition |
| NAVIGATOR | To a raving lunatic he should be a reliable guide |
| ENERVATING | Trying, indeed, to get a raving teen in order? (10) |
| ATKINSON | Actor whose roles include the anti-hero in Blackadder, Rufus in Love Actually and a vicar in Four Weddings and a Funeral (8) |
| GINGER | A hot zestful spice, thus a "Rufus" apparently hot-tempered or spirited individual; stimulation; or, mettle (6) |
| HAUSFRAU | Big guns for Rufus, a surprisingly domestic type (8) |
| BEAUTIFUL | Without a coat, Rufus, albeit uneasy, looks really lovely (9) |
| ROSE | Puppeteer Rufus, whose family is in a custody battle for Howdy Doody |
| MIRRORMIRROR | Newspapers like pin-ups - Araucaria, Rufus ... which is most sporting? It's a question of vanity (6, |
| FURIOUS | I have a ball and Rufus is running about like mad |
| POSES | Rufus Wainwright's second album, featuring a cover version of his father Loudon Wainwright III's song One Man Guy |
| RED | Sharing an ancient root with Latin rufus, a ruddy colour, such as that of smoked herrings traditionally used in training hounds (3) |
| EXTREME | Word that when followed by Cake Makers gives the title of a 2010s series narrated by Rufus Hound (7) |
| ESTES | "Rufus M" author |
| WALKINGTHEDOG | 1963 Rufus Thomas hit |
| RIVERPHOENIX | Actor Rufus Wainwright wrote "Matinee Idol" about |
| REDWOLF | Animal whose binomial name is Canis rufus |
| KHAN | Chaka from Rufus |
| CHAKA | Khan who sang with the group Rufus |
| AINT | Rufus & Chaka Khan hit "___ Nobody" |
