| ROCKETSCIENCE | Rush to terribly scenic Spain - that's a difficult subject (6,7) |
| SCIENCE | Branch of knowledge transforming scenic Spain (7) |
| FLANNEL | An originally Welsh woollen textile for clothing; a facecloth; or, from the idea of soft warm fabric, a word for flattery, soft soap or vague talk to avoid a difficult subject (7) |
| BROACH | Rise to break water surface is to raise a difficult subject (6) |
| LATIN | Accepting volunteers, love getting up a difficult subject |
| DIGINTO | Tackle, as a difficult subject |
| MATTERHORN | A scale that may be difficult, subject to instrument |
| PRESCIENCE | Foresight is quiet about terribly scenic point (10) |
| NATURALSCIENCE | Geology, say, unaffected by terribly scenic top of estuary (7,7) |
| ATIGHTSPOT | For middleman, robber wears them in bank for money ? that's a difficult situation to be in (1,5,4) |
| TOUGHIE | Violent criminal that's a difficult problem (7) |
| STINKER | Second fiddle? That's a difficult question (7) |
| URDU | That's a difficult language your dubbing, isn't it? (4) |
| POSER | What's difficult subject for an artist? |
| THRALL | Headmaster vacantly launched into difficult subject (6) |
| GEOGRAPHY | Pray God briefly - He initially guides difficult subject in school |
| MINORCAINLEAGUE | Mediterranean property of Spain that's part of a conspiracy? |
| AUGER | Transporting a rug around Spain - that's boring (5) |
| ASININE | A pride, perhaps, in Spain that's foolish (7) |
| SINAI | Positive reaction from Spain that's binding in a part of Egypt (5) |
