| MANHATTAN | Staff hotel at function in New York borough (9) |
| GALACTIC | Girl at function in charge of lots of stars |
| SPADEWORK | Suit at function making preparations? (9) |
| ATTENDING | Being present at (function/event) |
| COMBATANT | Groom at function stops one fighting |
| CHAMELEON | Arrived outside hotel at Spanish place which blends in well with surrounding environment |
| BLOWAFUSE | Get very angry as graduate is depressed inside with loud music at function (4,1,4) |
| TITLEROLE | Form of address to be used at function, as demanded by actor's agent? |
| SPHERICAL | Round tours around welcoming hotel at Morecambe |
| MAYQUEENS | Might New York borough have young ladies crowned ceremonially? (3,6) |
| STATENISLAND | Neil sat out in spectators' area in New York borough (6,6) |
| QUEENSCOUNSEL | Barrister in New York borough, no use, sadly, in case of criminal |
| LOSTHEART | Gave up painting dingy hotels at the front |
| BRONX | Freely born with vote in New York borough (5) |
| QUEEN | Powerful figure on board in New York borough briefly (5) |
| QUEENS | Powerful figures on board in New York borough (6) |
| BROOKLYN | Stream and lake you notice principally in New York borough (8) |
| BACTERIA | Bar opens at function with English tune - in retrospect, it would make you sick if you were to take it in (8) |
| CAUSEOFFENCE | Insult accountant at function having nothing to do with loud, local dealer in stolen goods (5,7) |
| PROFLIGATE | Debauched academic, at function with free food, stuffed himself (10) |
