| ALBERT | You don't need to be as bright as Einstein to know that this name comprises its two nicknames in alphabetical order |
| LASTPLACE | Final spot in Alp Castle transport (4,5) |
| RELIEVED | One is glad to know that this could have depended on being about 5E (8) |
| INDIUM | Metallic element whose symbol comprises its opening two letters (6) |
| RELATIVITY | Trivial, yet as complex as Einstein's bag (10) |
| ILROSSO | From his hair colour, one of two nicknames for the Italian Mannerist painter Giovanni Batista di Jacopo |
| FZERO | Nintendo racing series whose name comprises a letter and a number |
| HILARY | It's from hilarity that this name is derived (6) |
| HERSISTERS | 1986 film in which Dianne Wiest says, "But you have to remember while you read and you're cursing my name, you know, that this is my first script." |
| HANNAHAND | 1986 film in which Dianne Wiest says, "But you have to remember while you read and you're cursing my name, you know, that this is my first script." |
| PRINCESSBUBBLEGUM | We know her as PB, but did you know that this ruler's first name is Bonnibel? |
| LASTMANSTANDING | If you've seen the movie, you'll know that this is Bruce Willis! (4,3,8) |
| QUASAR | Energy source that may be 2 trillion times as bright as the sun |
| COY | "You don't need to be ___, Roy" (rhyming Paul Simon lyric) |
| OBAMA | Michelle who said, "The future of our world is only as bright as the future of our girls" |
| UNFADED | Just as bright as before |
| IMPALER | Shed isn't as bright as Vlad (7) |
| SIMILE | "I smile as bright as the sun," e.g. |
| UNBEDIMMED | Mark (medium) after foundation within campus is as bright as ever? |
| ASTUTE | As bright as Ford model farm vehicle (6) |
