| Clues | Answers |
| Absurd act of cleaner forced male to leave | CHARADE |
| Admire a new dessert wine | MADEIRA |
| All right to enter for each game | POKER |
| Bold manner of a daughter in good show! | BRAVADO |
| Caused a surprise to begin with — went to the front | STARTLED |
| Consider of interest old story put on hold | TAKEINTOACCOUNT |
| Evident across mouth of Thames | OVERT |
| Fee charged by celebrity in show, Loot? | APPEARANCEMONEY |
| Food fish situation, reportedly | PLAICE |
| Greek character welcoming a dance | LAMBADA |
| Had in mind low temperature | MEANT |
| Having sustained success playing ace part picked up | ONAROLL |
| Help a lama out, being top dog | ALPHAMALE |
| Hide dollars given by family | BUCKSKIN |
| In-law got disorientated in sleeping car | WAGONLIT |
| Is standing next to alluring Scottish castle | GLAMIS |
| Let loose dress down, inferior to large one | LIBERATE |
| Monitor, up in the air, repositioned playpens? | SPYPLANE |
| Move swiftly along in pursuit | CAREER |
| Name it, English insect | TERMITE |
| Parish priest, losing head, may give serious offence | ARSON |
| Permission to pull out | LEAVE |
| Problem caused by a cold potato dish — colcannon, primarily | ACROSTIC |
| Religious ceremony after southern song | SPIRITUAL |
| Ruler exercises right in capital after revolution | EMPEROR |
| Staff set out fruit | MANGO |
| This may be classified stuff about social worker | WANTAD |
| To co-operate, take part in a game before social function | PLAYBALL |
| Violent argument between family and household servant? | DOMESTIC |
| Wise man perhaps describing French duke’s wolf | SEDUCER |
