| 20 answers for: Screw up about a record killer of Macbeth (7) |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| MACDUFF | Screw up about a record killer of Macbeth (7) |
| REALIST | He has no illusions about a record (7) |
| DISCUSS | Talk about a record naval craft in America (7) |
| HALBERD | Round up about a pound for such a weapon (7) |
| ERASTUS | Theologian certain to get worked up about a saint (7) |
| RECITAL | Article written up about a musical performance (7) |
| PEASANT | Shut up about a state's countryman (7) |
| ADULATE | Fawn upon one grown up about a drug, ecstasy (7) |
| FRANCES | _ Mcdormand, star of The Tragedy of Macbeth (7) |
| LIBERTY | Made up about a follower getting to retweet to an unknown quantity getting this after being in jail (7) |
| PAULINE | Turned up about a job relating to apostle |
| NAGGIER | Check up about a vacuous gasbag being more annoying |
| MALCOLM | Who, in Shakespeare's play, becomes king of Scotland after the death of Macbeth? (7) |
| EXTREME | Former actor holding opening of Macbeth to be over the top (7) |
| WITCHES | Three sisters of Macbeth (7) |
| ETHICAL | Section of Macbeth I call 'dealing with morals' (7) |
| OFSOUND | Pessimistic view of Macbeth on life (2,2,1,4,4,2,2,5,4,2,5,3,4,10,7) |
| ANDFURY | Pessimistic view of Macbeth on life (2,2,1,4,4,2,2,5,4,2,5,3,4,10,7) |
| NOTHING | Pessimistic view of Macbeth on life (2,2,1,4,4,2,2,5,4,2,5,3,4,10,7) |
| SCOURGE | Curse of Macbeth, for one, finally covered by press |
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