| PICAROON | Select an old character, say (8) |
| POSTLUDE | Work of obscene character, say, delivered with mail |
| COLVILLE | In 4.2, this character says, "I think you are Sir John Falstaff, and in that thought yield me." Who is surrendering to Falstaff? |
| THORN | Author naively including an old character (5) |
| ATOPICCODLIN | System of exercises mostly hard for an old character |
| YOGH | System of exercises mostly hard for an old character |
| RUNE | Such an old character and first to move quickly |
| PICADOR | Select an entrance, say, for bullfighter (7) |
| PICKET | Select an alien to go to the stake |
| VOTED | Helped select an All-Star team |
| CLICK | Get on to select an option on screen? (5) |
| CULL | Select an animal from a herd, etc. |
| PICK | Select an implement (4) |
| CASTASHADOW | Select an actor to play a sleuth and make it gloomy (4,1,6) |
| ERLKING | German folklore character, say, imprisoning gutted royal family |
| BEE | Worker of character, say (3) |
| HANDICAPPER | Adroit Greek character, say - a racing official |
| TEA | Drink with character, say |
| MEATPIE | Encounter foreign character, say ___ that's savoury (4,3) |
| INTEGRITY | Good character, say, enters Trinity, drunk (9) |
