| ROPESIN | Enlists awkward person, the first person to be nabbed (5,2) |
| YEMENI | Arab dated second person - the first person back at home |
| WEASEL | Sly person's the first to withdraw support for artist (6) |
| SUSPECT | South American favourite about to be nabbed as one sought by police (7) |
| THIEVERY | First to be nabbed during the actual mugging (8) |
| PILLAGER | Robber, say, about to be nabbed by respectable member of society? |
| CHARLES | Which motoring pioneer was the first person to be killed in an aeroplane crash in the UK? (7,5) |
| AMERICA | First person to be queen in charge? Anne's first for this land (7) |
| KEENEAR | Lament the first person to be heard with sound judgment (4,3) |
| HIBACHI | Greeting composer, the first person to be seen in Japanese grill (7) |
| MANSION | House island boy, first person to be admitted (7) |
| ENTITLE | To give a person the right or permission to do something (7) |
| CULPRIT | Guilty person the copper left to trip up (7) |
| SOANDSO | An opening for dramatics claimed by average awkward person (2-3-2) |
| CUSTOMS | Thumb prodded into awkward person in government department (7) |
| FLUBBER | Loud awkward person in film remake (7) |
| CLUBBER | Charlie's a big awkward person, one who loves nightlife |
| MALMSEY | Gift borne by this person, the ultimate in party wine |
| NUTCASE | Very foolish person, the head, facing trial (7) |
| DONATOR | Charitable person, the head of a family, raised schedule (7) |
