| GIRASOL | Gem as sign of love, clutched by young woman |
| STASIS | Sits as sign of stagnation in flow of fluid (6) |
| DUNCESCAP | Worn by corner boy in school as sign of one's stupidity (5'1,3) |
| ARMBAND | Supply musicians as sign of mourning perhaps |
| THUMBSDOWN | "Tom, be seated!" - it comes out as sign of rejection |
| GENUFLECT | Bend the knee as sign of reverence |
| NAMEPLATE | Panel team designed as sign of ownership |
| DINCOING | Dancing as sign of being home from beach holiday? (8) |
| STIGMA | Stag I'm moving as sign of disgrace (6) |
| ICEFREE | And leave air defence re-arming as sign of thaw (3-4) |
| AUGURY | A refined chap embraces right as sign of the future? (6) |
| WHITEFLAG | Light a few brandished as sign of surrender (5,4) |
| HALO | Henry IV role getting Oscar as sign of great virtue (4) |
| RINGOFF | End the telephone conversation as sign of broken engagement? (4,3) |
| AZTEC | Member of a state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortes in 1521, followed by an oyster gem - as in the cultivar of Choisya x dewitteana (5,5) |
| PEARL | Member of a state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortes in 1521, followed by an oyster gem - as in the cultivar of Choisya x dewitteana (5,5) |
| OMENS | Phenomena or occurrences regarded as signs of future happiness or disaster (5) |
| THECATSPYJAMAS | Real gem as worn by queen at night? |
| MASON | Gem, as only revealed by a craftsman (5) |
| SMALLTOWNGIRL | Thumbelina produced by young woman from middle of nowhere (5,4,4) |
