| ZOETIC | Vital and lyrical last waltz in place of papa (6) |
| SOCKET | Small but vital, and interchangeable, piece of your toolkit. (6) |
| LONELY | Engelbert Humperdinck sang, "I had the last waltz with you; Two ... people together; I fell in love with you; The last waltz should last forever" |
| NICOLE | Daughter of Papa played by Estelle Skornik in a series of Renault Clio commercials |
| POETIC | Quote work both contrary and lyrical (6) |
| WIZARD | Band of Phil Cunningham playing extremely lively wild airs, including last waltz (5,6) |
| CHOPIN | Frederic ?, Polish composer whose Waltz in D Flat Major, Op 64 No 1 is known as the Minute Waltz (6) |
| ERSATZ | Substitute ending for the Four Seasons: a last waltz (6) |
| YOUSAF | Wordlessly sing Last Waltz on, say, a UFO creating new leader (5,6) |
| TOOHOT | Goldilocks's review of Papa Bear's porridge |
| ASTUTE | Just a little of papa's tutelage will make you wise |
| LEIPZIG | Starts to look elegant in pink in gallery holding last waltz in Wagner's birthplace (7) |
| SCHERZI | Last waltz in assortment of riches provides lively movements (7) |
| EZRA | Book the last waltz in time (4) |
| MAZURKA | A last waltz in the dark, then a lively Polish dance (7) |
| APPA | Korean for "papa" (and an anagram of "papa") |
| SONGCRAFT | Soprano, working with contralto, engaged in hard work and lyrical expertise |
| PORTALVEIN | Blood vessel ___ vital and prone to get damaged (6,4) |
| TWAL | Time in Scotland of last waltz? |
| SILLY | Band of Phil Cunningham playing extremely lively wild airs, including last waltz (5,6) |
