| AGRICULTURAL | Around the capital of Latvia, what relates to artistic or intellectual endeavour is a growth business. (12) |
| WARTS | Return straw - and everything else? It is a growth industry ... (5) |
| LAUREATE | Person honoured for artistic or intellectual distinction (8) |
| RIGA | Port on a gulf of the same name, the capital of Latvia (4) |
| ACREAGE | What relates to a large allotment of land, especially in a rural area (7) |
| CAMEO | What relates to a short appearance in a film by a celebrity (5) |
| AUCTION | The place to see lots of fighting around the capital of Ukraine (7) |
| MANY | A lot of people are allowed to gather around the capital of Norway (4) |
| CADENCE | Beat the bounder upsetting the EEC meeting around the capital of the Netherlands (7) |
| RIDGE | Ride around the capital of Greece to a chain of mountains |
| CARRIER | I race madly around the capitals of Romania and Russia to get a type of pigeon (7) |
| HELLENIC | What relates to the Greeks, or their language (8) |
| ACOUSTIC | What relates to the science of sounds (8) |
| SULFUR | S-setter retired to tour the capital of Latvia (6) |
| GRASP | A clutch of a nettle, for example; or, intellectual hold or understanding (5) |
| HOISTS | Gives a lift to innkeepers around the capital of Iceland (6) |
| MADAME | From "my lady", French word for a "Mrs" or a woman of artistic or exotic means, such as palm-reading (6) |
| RAYS | A starfish's arms; gleams of solace or intellectual light; or, sunbeams (4) |
| TREND | Most of Endeavour is set on border going up or going down (5) |
| DESPOT | Absolute controller of supply base around the capital of Spain (6) |
