| ASHWEDNESDAY | Has somehow got married to Dan - yes, ruining start of Lent (3,9) |
| OCEANOLOGIST | Main expert somehow got cool in sea |
| GENUFLECTION | Somehow got influence, bending the knee |
| EVENTUAL | Final change of venue at start of Lent (8) |
| NAVEL | Part of church at start of Lent by which one was attached (5) |
| WELCOME | We come around the start of Lent to bring a warm greeting (7) |
| HERMIT | That woman got married to object to monk (6) |
| DANCING | Moving rhythmically to music as you listen to Dan sing (7) |
| NORMAL | The usual opera by Bellini at start of Lent (6) |
| IRISHSEA | Plant has somehow to subsume electricity (5,3) |
| DILIGENT | Conscientious when dieting, maybe, about the start of Lent (8) |
| UNDERPASS | Has somehow passed run where one road is on top of another (9) |
| PANCAKE | Food traditionally eaten before the start of Lent |
| FROWN | Fellow has somehow worn a look of displeasure (5) |
| HOLLY | Is devout about start of Lent, and it's prickly (5) |
| DEAD | Spooner's got married to person met on romantic encounter, proving a heavy burden (4,6) |
| CAIN | Dales man who recently got married to Moira Barton (4,6) |
| PHOEBE | __ McQueen, Hollyoaks girl who nearly got married to Vincent Elegba recently (6) |
| SINEAD | Chester woman who recently got married to Freddie (6,6) |
| LAMPREY | The French victim got married to bloodsucker (7) |
