| LAURENCEOLIVIER | A vile ruler I once confused with actor (8,7) |
| MACEDONIAN | Alexander the Great: Greek, was he? A man I once confused his nationality. (10) |
| FOREIGNCURRENCY | Perhaps Mark once confused grocer with funny rice |
| IVANTHETERRIBLE | Ruler I haven't clued cryptically? (4,3,8) |
| NATIONALSERVICE | A rival I once sent off for conscription |
| DECEPTION | Pet I'd once confused with trick (9) |
| SICILIANVESPERS | A vile princess is involved in historic rebellion |
| GENERALELECTION | Officer I once let out for time of voting (7,8) |
| CONSIDERABLE | Large bird once confused with seal (12) |
| ECHELON | Rank he once confused with first lieutenant (7) |
| CONJUGATE | Give parts of verb, once confused with jug at entry (9) |
| CONNERY | Actor once confused about Northern Railway (7) |
| CONFERENCECALL | Fencer once confused name in communication of a group? (10,4) |
| NOBRAINER | Swell ruler, I hear, in breeze (2-7) |
| GRIM | Stern former ruler I am to follow |
| ENCOMIUM | High commendation once confused mother going round unit (8) |
| JOHNSON | Author of a notable dictionary with some 40,000 entries including "excise: a hateful tax", "lexicographer: a harmless drudge", "slubberdegullion: a paltry, dirty, sorry wretch" and "twittlewattle: a v |
| BEHIND | "Many a new face will please my eye; Many a new love will find me; Never've I once looked back to sigh; Over the romance ... me; Many a new day will dawn before I do!" |
| NORWEGIANWOOD | Which Beatles song begins "I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me."? (9,4) |
| WCFIELDS | Comedian who said "I once spent a year in Philadelphia. I think it was on a Sunday" |
