| WITTGENSTEIN | Trembling, gutted after comic genius dismisses second philosopher (12) |
| AMICABLE | Novelist dismisses second politician being friendly |
| IDLENESS | Head after comic figure, sloth (8) |
| MIKADOPHEASANT | After comic opera, villager embraces hot bird (6,8) |
| STRIP | Word after comic or landing |
| YELLOWCARDS | Cry in agony with son going after comic books (6-5) |
| WITHDRAWS | Leaves husband after comic sketches |
| WITHDRAWAL | Large prize hard to return after comic's retirement (10) |
| SANGUINE | Optimistic comic genius pockets article (8) |
| ROBIN | 5th anniversary of death of comic genius ___ Williams (5) |
| BROOKS | Mel _, comic genius behind The Producers and Spaceballs (6) |
| TONYHANCOCK | Comic genius - known as 'the lad 'imself' (4,7) |
| OFFICE | Which TV series (The _) established Ricky Gervais as a comic genius? (6) |
| RICKY | Mr Gervais, comic genius behind The Office and Extras (5) |
| GROUCHO | Comic genius created a pained expression in Garbo occasionally |
| CLEESE | Comic genius behind Fawlty Towers, John _ (6) |
| SELLERS | Comic genius talking about touts |
| SYKES | The Plank comic genius, Eric ... |
| MEL | He wrote and directed The Producers, the 60s comedy that's now a Broadway musical; comic genius ... |
| KEATON | Funny rebuke about person who did good work a hundred years ago, a comic genius (6,6) |
