| MEDALWINNER | Gloomy about capturing little picture, Liberal Democrat Andrew Milne involved champion of Tokyo, perhaps (7,4,5,6) |
| GOLD | Gloomy about capturing little picture, Liberal Democrat Andrew Milne involved champion of Tokyo, perhaps (7,4,5,6) |
| OLYMPIC | Gloomy about capturing little picture, Liberal Democrat Andrew Milne involved champion of Tokyo, perhaps (7,4,5,6) |
| DECIMAL | Contrary boy, capturing little creatures in pointed number? |
| INSET | Little picture of where students of similar ability may be found (5) |
| GHOSTTOWNS | Won't Goths go crazy capturing small abandoned settlements? (5,5) |
| ISRAEL | Country lies about capturing centre of Iraq (6) |
| KNIGHT | Think about capturing king at last, or another chesspiece (6) |
| ACHIEVEMENT | A Catholic, vehement about capturing Italy being a feat (11) |
| INSERT | Little picture capturing bottom of Friar Tuck? (6) |
| RUSTLER | Monarch capturing small-time cattle thief (7) |
| REQUISITE | Soldiers completely capturing small island, as is necessary (9) |
| HURST | Injured capturing small wood |
| THETAMINGOFTHESHREWD | Bard's story about capturing a clever crook? |
| TROOPER | Soldier's crack about capturing zilch (7) |
| MERMAID | Fabulous woman: I dream about capturing her heart (7) |
| TROOPS | Soldiers in play about capturing second in command (6) |
| ESCAPEE | See about capturing head refugee (7) |
| CEDILLA | Mark called about capturing island (7) |
| WREN | Novel about capturing rook and another bird (4) |
