| RAISETHEFLAG | Surrender to most of those in 27 across and then briefly get Peter out (5,3,4) |
| BRINGUPTHEREAR | Come last? Raise then briefly raise again (5,2,3,4) |
| BOTTOMSDREAM | In 4.1, Bottom, who is amongst those who have had Puck's potion put on their eyes, awakes and proclaims, "I will get Peter Quince to write a ballad of this dream: it shall be called ___ ___." |
| PREDETERMINE | Agree in advance to briefly get ready to put a stop to quarry (12) |
| HORSETRADING | Shrewd bargaining by most of those in 27 across involved in dealing (5-7) |
| BOOKREVIEWER | Is critical of those telling stories to most of those in 21 across and a fair amount of the rest at The Observer (4,8) |
| WETTINGAGENT | It reduces the tension in the lab by pouring hot water, for instance, on most of those in 27 across (7,5) |
| ABBEYTHEATRE | They have one of those in 27 across for the national players (5,7) |
| RAISEDVOICES | Shouted at all of those in 27 across from States (6,6) |
| FOOTBALLCLUB | One of those in 27 across from Liverpool, for instance (8,4) |
| SEARCHENGINE | One of the yahoos in 27 across and 8 down (6,6) |
| FINGERPRINTS | Those taken by Constable perhaps in 27 across and 20 down (12) |
| TEAHOUSES | One of those selling refreshments to half of those in 27 across and 23 down at school (9) |
| TALENTSCOUTS | Headhunters in 27 across and 25 across (6,6) |
| THINKING | Considering most of those in 27 across and in Government (8) |
| BREAKSILENCE | Can't keep mouth shut to most of those in 25 across on the radio? Quite! (5,7) |
| INTERPRET | Get Peter to print most of it or translate it for us (9) |
| GHOSTSTORIES | Those in 27 across could be British politicians giving some the fright of their lives tonight, October 31st (5,7) |
| PATHOS | Father to most of those in tragedy (6) |
| GERUNDIVE | Briefly get to manage seedy bar that should be revamped? (9) |
