| ENVIRONMENT | Half the population taken in by mad inventor's surroundings (11) |
| MARCONI | I'm a corn-mad inventor (7) |
| CANDELABRUM | Lamp-holder made by mad uncle involved with bar |
| ENGLISHWOMEN | It's spoken in these parts by half the population and females in Liverpool (12) |
| TOTHE | In 1979, the series final of which sitcom attracted about 24 million UK viewers - nearly half the population at the time? (2,3,5,4) |
| MANORBORN | In 1979, the series final of which sitcom attracted about 24 million UK viewers - nearly half the population at the time? (2,3,5,4) |
| ADAPTATION | Convert half the population in reconstruction (10) |
| WOMEN | About half the population currently upset about the writer |
| MEN | Roughly half the population in Armenia (3) |
| SNAP | What Thanos did to wipe out half the population in Avengers: Infinity War |
| OMEN | Sign about half the population wants leader ousted |
| MALES | Roughly half the population |
| FEMALES | Roughly half the population (7) |
| DEMOGRAPHIC | Protest associated with striking section of the population? (11) |
| DECIMALISE | European Community overcome by mad idealism to get rid of the pound, etc (10) |
| LUMBERYARD | Where deal may be had by mad ruler on the move? (10) |
| KINGDOM | Mink attacked by mad dog of the realm (7) |
| STAMPEDE | May be crushed, at the end, by mad rush (8) |
| ADHERE | Stick carried by mad hermit (6) |
| ADZE | Something with sharp edge carried by mad zealot |