| ABDICATOR | Sailor - tyrant - with no time for Edward VIII, say (9) |
| DESPERADO | Read about being imprisoned by tyrant with no time for criminal (9) |
| LEARNER | King, a tyrant, with no love for student |
| ABDICANT | Term for Edward VIII following December 10, 1936 |
| LIEINWAIT | Prepare an ambush and be home with wife by 8, say (3,2,4) |
| QUINTETTE | Group of musicians one over 8, say? (9) |
| EXTENUATE | Circumstances may so affect turn to 8 (say) from 10 (9) |
| REGISTERA | & 8 Say (as client, e.g.): 'I'm disgruntled with parrot' (8,1) |
| BULLYBEEF | Tyrant, with complaint, preserved meat |
| FORSAKING | Because of attraction to opposite sex, Edward VIII perhaps abdicating (9) |
| ABDICATES | Does as Edward VIII did: beats acid, anyhow! (9) |
| ABDICATED | A bad edict awfully presented - Edward VIII did this (9) |
| KEDGEREE | Fish dish, a combination of French and Greek cooking for Edward (8) |
| AWAKENED | Triggered a late get-together for Edward (8) |
| TARGETED | Aimed at providing great opportunity for Edward (8) |
| DESPOT | Tyrant with a name for going over the top? (6) |
| ROYAL | Two boys like Henry VIII, say |
| ANIMATED | Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed cutting rear off beast for Edward (8) |
| CEMENTED | Stuck together as Clare finds the opposite of most women for Edward (8) |
| DEPOT | Tyrant, with seconds left, makes train station (5) |
