| SHOWSUP | Appears ... and the contents of this puzzle's circles? |
| THREEPIECESUITS | Exec outfits, and the contents of the circled spaces |
| FALLINGDOWN | Like the contents of this puzzle's circled squares, in a nursery rhyme |
| LETTERS | Contents of this puzzle's theme |
| PARTRIDGE | With the contents of this grid's circles, part of the refrain in 3-/6-/9 |
| LISTOFGUESTS | In 1.2, Romeo stops a servingman in the street, who has a letter. Romeo reads the contents of this letter. What is in the letter? |
| CLOSINGSALE | Going-out-of-business bargain event, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| OXYGENMASK | Nothing can symbolise the contents of this life-saving apparatus |
| CARINTERIORS | Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| NEWENGLAND | White variety of this puzzle's circles |
| MANHATTAN | Red variety of this puzzle's circles |
| DIFFRENTSTROKES | 'Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?' sitcom ... or, literally, occupants of this puzzle's circles |
| CHARACTER | MLK hoped that people would be judged by the content of this rather than skin color |
| FRICTION | In novels Richard the First appears, and there's the rub (8) |
| TURNSUP | Appears and increases the volume |
| WHOOPEE | Within a minute, the band appears and there's a cheer (7) |
| ASH | Tree appears and swiftly harbours the starters (3) |
| ACTUP | Misbehave when the bill appears and get put out |
| BARD | Poet appears and learned fellow's on the way (4) |
| BERKSHIRE | County set berserk - berserk! - about contents of this (9) |
