| VILIFY | Verse he read in French -- Kipling poem, variable rubbish (6) |
| LYCEES | Grassy area, say, taken as read in French schools (6) |
| EXODUS | That ox sued because he read it in the Bible (6) |
| ADHERE | Does he read badly? Stick at it (6) |
| HEDERA | "Genus of the ivy plant," he read out (6) |
| VERIFY | Attest to extremely absorbing Kipling poem (6) |
| NEWCUT | "My ___ Ashlar" (Kipling poem) |
| HEARTSDESIRE | He reads rites to create what one wants above all (6,6) |
| TREASON | In 5.2, a scene with the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke snatches a letter from his son. After he reads the letter, what does he accuse his son of? |
| GORE | He read the results of the electoral vote at a joint session of Congress |
| ENTHRAL | Fascinate English student, describing books he read regularly |
| AUGUR | He read the signs for August for your latter half (5) |
| CLEAREDTHEAIR | Diverse article he read relieved tension (7,3,3) |
| DIAGNOSTICIAN | He's no witch doctor though he reads the signs (13) |
| RESCHEDULES | Clues he's read without a solution, like the 29Ac 1Dn (11) |
| CHRIS | ___ Evans, Avengers and Captain America star who had mums agog when he read for Cbeebies Bedtime Stories (pictured top) (5) |
| TOM | ___ Hardy, Taboo star who made mums swoon when he read for Cbeebies Bedtime Stories (pictured bottom) (3) |
| HEARTENED | He read ten (anag) (9) |
| ULYSSES | "And the head coach wants no sissies; So he reads to us from something called ...," sang Alan Sherman in Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh |
| ADHERES | He reads about what paste does (7) |
