| VATICAN | Tank fire surrounding one papal palace (7) |
| URBIETORBI | Brute with biro translated one papal blessing (4,2,4) |
| PACIFIC | Although its name means "peaceful", it is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, known for its powerful storms and geologically active "Ring of Fire" surrounding much of its basin (7) |
| EMBROIDER | Give excessive detail about evidence of fire surrounding staff protecting one |
| LATERAN | Having been held up, dashed to papal palace (7) |
| AVIGNON | Location of Papal palace in France |
| AMBIENT | Confession of corruptness surrounding one and surrounding all (7) |
| LIONESS | Fifty-one on ship surrounding one female animal (7) |
| GIRDING | Grand noise surrounding one, right? Grand? It's belting! (7) |
| TITANIC | Idiosyncrasy surrounding one brown ship in a disaster (7) |
| LIMITED | Restricted light surrounding one US college (7) |
| LITHIUM | Something described as metallic burning smell surrounding one ... (7) |
| FASCIST | Controversial facts surrounding one's brown shirt (7) |
| CRONIES | Ugly old women surrounding one's friends (7) |
| TELAVIV | City tale spun out by victors surrounding one (3,4) |
| FIFTEEN | Rugby team, very loud, surrounding one youngster |
| BRIEFLY | Belfry’s bats surrounding one for a moment |
| AXELS | Jumps fires surrounding lake (5) |
| CASTELGANDOLFO | Argentinian leader calls God often when swimming in papal palace (6,8) |
| RIPROARING | Boisterous band surrounding one Asian boat, right? (3-7) |
