| GLOWER | Scowl as David, say, gets a fifty (6) |
| GRIMACE | Scowl, as setter's taken in by finesse (7) |
| ILL | One gets A£50 for being sick |
| FINAL | Fellow batting gets a 50 in most important match (5) |
| IDCARD | Current Dutch joker, say, gets a pass (2,4) |
| STATUE | Girl bagging rubbish for David, say? (6) |
| CAMPUS | Latin word meaning "field" used to describe either the grounds of a university or a novel such as David Lodge's Changing Places set on and around such (6) |
| CARUSO | David ?, actor who starred as David Corelli in 1995 crime drama film Jade (6) |
| LEGION | X-Men spin-off starring Dan Stevens as David Haller (6) |
| OFFICE | BBC series starring Ricky Gervais as David Brent, The _ (6) |
| FRENCH | Michael _, returned as David Wicks in EastEndets (6) |
| BABYBOOMER | Many a retiree, say, gets a bittern hatchling? (4,6) |
| MANEGE | Where chap, say, gets introduction to equitation (6) |
| GEDDIT | Retired religious scholar, say, gets with it: see what I mean? (6) |
| FLOWER | Daisy, say, gets fellow more depressed (6) |
| AUTHOR | Archer, say, gets gold even if close to silver (6) |
| EGOIST | Self-centred person, say, gets nothing first (6) |
| MUTTER | Mike, say, gets to speak softly (6) |
| NUTMEG | Fanatic say gets married in tree (6) |
| TRUDGE | Tense Barnaby, say, gets to walk heavily (6) |
