| TOADY | He grovels now as duke is coming down |
| LANDING | Computer system, sound as a bell, is coming down (7) |
| RAINING | Reportedly, ruling is coming down (7) |
| STEEP | Very highly priced, is coming down sharply (5) |
| MODERATING | ...means status is coming down (10) |
| ALIGHTING | A shiny apparatus is coming down (9) |
| GOJI | Red wolfberry of a shrub known as Duke of Argyll's tea tree or vicar's tea party, often served in dishes with whole foods such as seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables or fruits (4) |
| DANDIFY | Dress up as duke, man, if being entertained |
| TITLED | Escorted by an idiot, as duke and duchess are? |
| OSCAR | _ Isaac, stars as Duke Leo Atreides I in Dune (5) |
| DIVERSIFY | To extend my range as Duke, I write poetry (9) |
| HANDOVER | Surrender as duke enters old house |
| WAYNE | Actor known as Duke |
| PROSPERO | Character usurped as Duke of Milan in The Tempest (8) |
| SCRAWLS | Bob grovels and doodles (7) |
| BUTTERSUP | Grovels to rams and billy-goats increase (7,2) |
| GLOSSOVER | Grovels so awkwardly in attempt to cover up |
| BOWSANDSCRAPES | Grovels, shows undue deference (4,3,7) |
| GOES | Regularly grovels, and departs (4) |
| LANCASTER | Duchy of -; portfolio of land/property held in trust for the reigning sovereign in their role as duke, currently the Queen (9) |
