| GRACENOTE | Cricketing legend (not English) makes embellishment to score (5,4) |
| MYTH | A legend, not fully true (4) |
| INTERPRET | Read between the lines how the English make sense of the Irish (9) |
| AUTHORISE | Writer is English - make it official (9) |
| AWARE | A conflict with English makes us alert (5) |
| ORATE | Traitor into Old English makes speech (5) |
| CRINGE | Start of crank call, English makes you wince (6) |
| TWIST | Embellishment to plot? Who could ask for more! |
| GILTEDGE | Embellishment to a book that suggests a safe investment |
| GARNISH | Embellishment to dish has ring in this form (7) |
| GARISH | Lurid embellishment to food lacking discrimination, ultimately (6) |
| PAYEE | Tax system, English. Make your cheque out to me (5) |
| VIVAVOCE | Interview West Indian cricketing legend with a voice, one nowhere to be seen (4,4) |
| DON | And 14 Australian cricketing legend (3,7) |
| BRADMAN | Australian cricketing legend (3,7) |
| DONBRADMAN | Australian cricketing legend and sporting idol (3,7) |
| VIV | - Richards, West Indies cricketing legend (3) |
| LARA | Brian ---, West Indies cricketing legend (4) |
| MCGRATH | Cricketing legend blowing top in fury at likely venue (7) |
| SOBERS | Former West Indian cricketing legend, Sir Garfield _ (6) |
