| RETURNTOTHEFOLD | What the prodigal son might do in 8 across for Count - that man from 24 across? (6,2,3,4) |
| HOMECOMING | What The Prodigal Son might be looking for in accommodation is imminent (10) |
| THESAMEOLDSTORY | Couldn't keep a secret about that man from 24 down on account of what you've presumably heard before (3,4,3,5) |
| COMEHOME | What the Prodigal Son could do to show up The House (4,4) |
| FALLDOWN | Go over what we all do in 8 down (4,4) |
| RETURNED | What Syrinx did in 8? Yielded! (8) |
| ONETOTEN | Count that may diffuse anger |
| BYTWOS | One way to count that doesn't involve one |
| AWIN | "I'll count that as ___" |
| BULLBULLOFJESUS | "The Good Samaritan" and "The Prodigal Son," for example |
| CAMEHOMETOROOST | The consequences of what happened occurred to the prodigal birds when they got broody (4,4,2,5) |
| FATTEDCALF | A symbol of festive celebration and rejoicing, deriving from the parable of the Prodigal Son in the New Testament (6,4) |
| HEDONIST | That man from the Mafia is trouble from the start for pleasure seeker (8) |
| HOMEWARDBOUND | Describes the destiny of the Prodigal Son to Medical Examiner taken in by Howard Spring (8-5) |
| STRAIGHTSHOOTER | Frank Small from 24 across is in hospital - all one will say is it comes from the hip (8,7) |
| ROUAULT | Which French expressionist created the designs for Diaghilev's ballet The Prodigal Son (1929) |
| HESITATE | Hang back from that man from institute in Ireland, for example (8) |
| ROOMATTHETOP | Runner in part of The Underground and that man from the highest point of attic (4,2,3,3) |
| RETURNFARE | Fatted calf was just the ticket for the prodigal son (6,4) |
| LUKE | Gospel that includes the parable of the Prodigal Son |