| Clues | Answers |
| Song such as Nessun Dorma | ARIA |
| Ancient stone implement | NEOLITH |
| Boxer | ALI |
| Choral work | MOTET |
| Contagious | CATCHING |
| Contemptible person | TOERAG |
| Criticise – Sunday lunch? | ROAST |
| Express disapproval | TUT |
| FBI agent | GMAN |
| Green fruit | AVOCADO |
| In a detached style | STACCATO |
| Intimate one knows celebrities | NAMEDROP |
| Loiter aimlessly | MOOCH |
| Military alliance | NATO |
| Overused and unoriginal | HACKNEYED |
| Play set in Illyria | TWELFTHNIGHT |
| Religious reformer | MARTINLUTHER |
| Ruth’s mother-in-law | NAOMI |
| Sprinter – run fast | BOLT |
| Supplier of glasses | OPTICIAN |
| Tedious | TRYING |
| Tense | UPTIGHT |
| Tolkien character | GANDALF |
| Written account | CHRONICLE |
