| PORTRAYAL | A characterisation in part, or partly a distortion (9) |
| COURTYARD | A yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings (9) |
| DEPICTION | Set record in speech characterisation (9) |
| FAIRYTALE | Unlikely story starts feud? A distortion of reality (5,4) |
| TOADEGREE | Where studying at university may take one, or partly? (2,1,6) |
| WARP | From "cast, throw", a reckoning of four cod, herrings, oysters etc; the threads crossed by a loom's weft or woof; a distortion in the shape of something; or, a bias or mental twist (4) |
| EPIC | Huge picture in part or in whole (4) |
| NESTLE | To be in a sheltered place or partly concealed place, as in a nest (6) |
| DACAPO | Musical instruction that a piece be repeated, in part or whole, from the beginning (2,4) |
| ALTAR | Exalt architecture in part or section of church (5) |
| PHYLA | Cartography lacking in part or parts of kingdom |
| ENTIRE | Payment I rejected, in part or whole (6) |
| TORC | Ornament in part or completely (4) |
| LOPE | Lollop effortlessly in part or stride (4) |
| TRAVESTY | Irritable about note in Bible, a distortion |
| ACT | Take part in the characterisation (3) |
| ARTISTE | Characterisation of part is testing a leading performer? (7) |
| BOOTHS | Huts; temporary stalls at fairs, exhibitions or markets; or, partly enclosed cubicles in which to cast votes, dine or make calls (6) |
| STUPOR | Almost up or partly in a daze (6) |
| SLEET | Partly melted falling snow or hail, or partly frozen rain (5) |
