| EGYPTOLOGY | Study, as an example, the essence of cryptic and primarily old Luxor obelisk's golden years (10) |
| CAMOUFLAGE | Means by which animals escape the notice of predators, including cryptic and apatetic coloration |
| HELIOPOLIS | Ancient Egyptian city; original site of two granite obelisks known as Cleopatra's Needles (10) |
| DISSOLVING | Dickhead is attempting cryptic and breaking down (10) |
| METALLURGY | Something to study as Mike turned up late with unspecified complaint (10) |
| SCARAMANGA | Who's physical defect, a valet and primarily golden accessory? (10) |
| FROLICSOME | Playful compilers of cryptic penniless (10) |
| CONSCIENCE | Against intellectual study as a matter of principle |
| ADAMANDEVE | Turns up, first lady is linked to genetic material on bananas and primarily on apples produced by the gardeners (4,3,3) |
| CLEOPATRASNEEDLE | One of the three Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, New York and Paris during the 19th century (10,6) |
| CLEOPATRAS | Egyptian obelisk on Thames Embankment (10,6) |
| MONOLITHIC | Like an ancient obelisk |
| BIBLEWORKS | Proverbs, etc. repeated bits from obelisk (5,5) |
| NEEDLE | Cleopatra's ___, popular name of Egyptian obelisks in London, Paris and New York (6) |
| OWL | It's reputed to be primarily old, wise and learned (3) |
| DEVILTOPAY | Severe repercussions for most of 26 across near Cork and primarily half of Offaly (5,2,3) |
| PURLIEU | Nearly 100 per cent is an invention and primarily used around the houses (7) |
| SLIPADISC | Do damage in the column by mistake and primarily going on the record (4,1,4) |
| BABOON | Large, robust, and primarily ground-dwelling monkey found in dry regions of Africa and Arabia. |
| OCCURRING | Case of cryptic penned by syndicA-ate of Guardian crossword setters arising (9) |
