| CONSPIRES | So princess endlessly gets involved in plot like this (9) |
| MEDEA | Princess, endlessly beloved by yours truly |
| LOTTA | The Star's columnist Ms. Dempsey who would astonish then-Princess Elizabeth (on a tour of Canada with Prince Philip in 1951) by leaping fully clothed into the Ottawa River from a royal tour boat to ge |
| SPOIL | Ruin, as a plot (like telling someone who's never seen a 'Star Wars' film that 24 Across destroyed the second Death Star) |
| GARDENING | Growing concern for those involved in plot (9) |
| MACHINATE | Ace hitman involved in plot (9) |
| THACKERAY | Car key that endlessly gets misplaced by author |
| ENTANGLES | Gets involved in complications if folk-jazz band's dropping piano intro (9) |
| CONUNDRUM | Riddle as sister gets involved in method of payment (peculiar) (9) |
| MEANWHILE | In the interim, husband gets involved in shabby ploy |
| ORCHESTRA | They play, and he gets involved in chopping carrots (9) |
| CENTURION | One of great age gets involved in recount! (9) |
| GROWINGUP | Aging fan gets involved in combo |
| CHEQUERED | With career having varied fortunes, queer he gets involved in Civil Defence |
| THEREFORE | Consequently European umpire gets involved in other foul |
| STAMPDUTY | Time a backbencher, say, gets involved in study about taxation |
| MARKETGARDENING | Advertise growing concern for one of those involved in plot? Sounds like a plum job! (6,9) |
| BIASED | One Anglo Saxon involved in plot is partial to one side in particular (6) |
| BEND | Crook, third in line, involved in plot |
| BIGOTED | Turn in Italian involved in plot that's sectarian (7) |
