| CLEARONESTHROAT | Well-trained actor: he learns to prepare for speech |
| WOLFCUB | Does he learn to scout for the pack? (4,3) |
| DRAMATIST | Did he learn to write by stages? (9) |
| SURCOAT | American turned to find trained actor in a knight's tunic (7) |
| CROATIA | Trained actor is acting initially somewhere in Europe (7) |
| REDCOATS | Soldiers once trained actors, including journalist |
| CAST | Direct trained actors without men (4) |
| CROCODILETEARS | Trained actors colder, i.e. they're not sincere (9,5) |
| TOPHOLE | First-class Israeli actor he turned out to be (3-4) |
| STUDENTOFLAW | What he learns is legal,of course (7,2,3) |
| TRAINEE | Peg takes the water in, he learns (7) |
| SCHOLAR | He learns or is learned (7) |
| MISER | Scrooge, before he learns the error of his ways |
| EASTWOOD | Twice nominated for an Oscar as an actor, he has won two as a director (8) |
| HARDWICKE | An actor, he was seen round the Manchester area (9) |
| HUGHLAURIE | 10 actor, he stifles laugh when out on bender (4,6) |
| HAM | As an actor, he'd make a good sandwich-man (3) |
| HESTON | US actor: he is given entertainment award shortly |
| TROOPER | Reportedly a loyal actor, he typically swears a lot (7) |
| THESPIAN | Actor - he paints badly (8) |