| SAMSON | Who, in the Old Testament, was a performer of herculean exploits (6) |
| IMPROVISED | Was a performer (like Catherine O'Hara, Mike Myers and John Candy) at #11- |
| AUGEAN | Designating a clean-up job of Herculean dimensions |
| LERNA | Before dropping in bone up on site of Herculean triumph |
| SATURN | God's a performer of tricks, perhaps? (6) |
| MILLIE | First name of Ms Gibson who played Ruby Tuesday in Doctor Who in the 2020s (6) |
| THELMA | Coronation Street actress who in the 1980s supported the campaign to save the S&C (6,6) |
| BARLOW | Coronation Street actress who in the 1980s supported the campaign to save the S&C (6,6) |
| FOSSEY | Last name of the US zoologist who, in the 1970s, became the leading expert on mountain gorillas (6) |
| SMOKER | One who's in the habit of lighting up a ratting device? (6) |
| PIRATE | I talk foolishly about one who, in the main, is a thieving type |
| MANCHU | People who, in the 17th century, conquered China and established that country's last dynasty (6) |
| STEVIE | Wonder who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| SNAGGE | John ___, newsreader and commentator whose report from the 1949 University Boat Race included "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge" |
| MEMBER | Someone who's in the group (6) |
| PEARCE | Guy who's in The Brutalist (6) |
| DEBTOR | One who's in the hole |
| ERASMUS | Desiderius -. Dutch humanist whose Greek edition of the New Testament was published in 1516(7) |
| ADEADGIVEAWAY | One-Liner: "The reading of the rich uncle's last will and testament was..." |
| WONDERWORKER | A performer of miraculous feats (6-6) |
