| BUTTONHOLE | Detain you in conversation, as Rose might (10) |
| ARISE | Come up in conversation, as a topic |
| SEAMUSHEANEY | Poet's deep sentimentality regularly detains you, when reflecting (6,6) |
| KEEPER | The uniformed man who detains you |
| CHEWTHEFAT | Make conversation as Mrs Sprat did (4,3,3) |
| ENAMOUR | Charm offensive finally has Italian running back to engage you in conversation |
| BEGUILES | Plead with you in conversation, formulating lies and tricks (8) |
| BLOOMER | Bread rose, might you say? |
| ENGAGE | Draw into conversation, as you promise |
| STILTED | Such conversation as the pantomime giants indulged in? (7) |
| INTENSIVE | I see you in conversation at a section of the hospital (9,4,4) |
| WHITE | Known as Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls, Betty - (5) |
| PASTTENSE | Rose might be in this old hat, carrying tent back to the start |
| STEM | A rose might have a long one |
| EMANATED | Rose might arrange a date with men (8) |
| ENGAGED | Drew into conversation, as promised (7) |
| INJECTS | Adds to a conversation, as a remark |
| RINGOFF | End the telephone conversation as sign of broken engagement? (4,3) |
| BUGS | Concealed microphones used for recording conversations, as in spying (4) |
| ALICEFAYE | American leading lady in films of the 30s and 40s such as "Rose of Washington Square" |
