| BLUEJACKET | 1 Across is a ___ ___, as is Brandon Saad |
| SIR | For the greater part 1 Across is a schoolmaster (3) |
| HANOVER | A bit of help: one across is a house (7) |
| SENTENCED | Put away ___ as is a book, might you say? (9) |
| SCHOOL | Harvard is an Ivy League ___, as is Yale |
| TEDIOUSBRIEF | In 5.1, Theseus is given the choice of performances that will happen during the nuptials. One of them is "A ___ ___ scene of young Pyramus And his love Thisbe, very tragical mirth." |
| SLYASAFOX | As _ _ _ _: as crafty as can be? (3,2,1,3) |
| ALAD | As _ ___ : as a child youngster (1,3) |
| VALID | Virginia takes cover ___ as is logical (5) |
| LEBANON | Saad Hariri is this land's prime minister |
| KAMEL | Yusuf Saad ..... , 2009 World Championships 1,500m gold medallist (5) |
| MATTHEWFRANKLIN | Matt Saad Muhammad in a previous life. (7.8) |
| BIGC | Canucks ...the first letter is a ___ _, whilst the fifth, being little, isn't |
| BREATHINGHOLE | Arctic: 'Aglu' is a ___ ___ made by seals in the ice |
| MANEATINGSPIRIT | The variantly-spelled Baxwbakwalanuksiwe' is a ___-___ ___ in the mythology of British Columbia peop |
| TOEPICKASSISTEDJUMP | 'The Lutz' in figure skating is a ___-___ ___ |
| SHIPBASEDHELICOPTER | The Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone is a ___-___ ___ of the RCAF |
| NOWS | "___ _ as good a time as any" |
| DIEYOUNG | "The idea is to _ _ as late as possible": Ashley Montagu (3,5) |
| SITU | In ___ (as is) |
