| 1 | | Female characters in Hamlet (6) |
| 2 | | Giant tortoise, oddly, ignored
openings (6) |
| 3 | | Sennacherib's land as free country (5) |
| 4 | | Name change for Ron and Mike (7) |
| 6 | | Pirate's underwear (4,5) |
| 7 | | Mocking bird with lyre-shaped tail (8) |
| 8 | | Boche fighter's right to counter bosh (5-3) |
| 11 | | Regretful miss taking part in
hypnotism (4) |
| 15 | | Pathetic drip means to become a
superhero (9) |
| 17 | | Influential group, as in a
mountainous region (8) |
| 18 | | A whimsical setting for Turner's first etching (8) |
| 20 | | Test for Northumberland town
without aspirations (4) |
| 21 | | Observe members being long-winded (7) |
| 22 | | Polish - not middle European (6) |
| 23 | | My clue could be 'Ballroom where Aristotle taught' (6) |
| 26 | | Iron rim designed by physicist (5) |
