| TERRACER | Time to stray with current queen, she regularly levels the hillside (8) |
| PLUCKIER | Braver to play guitar with current queen (8) |
| GRENADIER | Soldier is almost explosive with current queen (9) |
| PRESSER | Media over the queen - she helps with the ironing! (7) |
| PROMENADER | For people to notice the Queen, she saunters about |
| SPLITS | As a queen she certainly had a lot in some quarters (6) |
| ABSINTHE | Seaman to stray with the drink (8) |
| ELBERTON | There's a gnarled and twisted tree in front of the bushes on the hillside between Olverston and Cowhill (8) |
| EQUALISE | A sequel I directed, to level the score (8) |
| IRANIANS | Current queen leading a new society for Middle East nationals (8) |
| CHELFHAM | I am a chef at a medium-sized hotel, The Hillside, about five miles from Barnstaple (8) |
| GETSEVEN | In the short term, obtain a number that levels the score, at least temporarily (4,4,3,3) |
| STREAMER | Flag of current Queen (8) |
| COURTIER | Woo current Queen -- and her attendant (8) |
| ESCALATE | Take to a higher level, ... the issue |
| ADVANCED | Higher level, the ... class |
| LEANCUISINE | Inclination with cousin occasionally to stray with English food brand (4,7) |
| SKYSURFERS | Heavens! Wave to the queen. She's finished with aerial thrill-seekers (10) |
| ISINGLASS | Fining agent, one to stray with good girl |
| WEEKENDER | Feeble person has knowledge on queen - she's escaped the city (9) |
