| INACTIVE | I've appeared after popular performance, sluggish (8) |
| ACTIVE | Energetic, I've appeared after part of play (6) |
| HALLOWED | Holy, we'd appeared after word of greeting (8) |
| INTERVAL | Organised travel after popular break (8) |
| INDIGENT | Poor man going after popular princess (8) |
| INFRARED | Type of light red taken after popular French one (8) |
| CREATINE | Popular performance enhancing supplement for athletes |
| TONSURED | How head of The Priory appeared after severe cuts were made? |
| TACITURN | After popular pet returns, I go quiet |
| INTURN | Popular performance, one after another (2,4) |
| INCONCERT | Working together to produce popular performance |
| INDEED | Popular performance for sure |
| INFACT | Popular performance gripping fellow, actually (2,4) |
| SELLOUT | Betrayal of a very popular performance (7) |
| PIPEDREAM | Revolutionary aim appeared, after leaders left, an impossible plan |
| TOADSTOOL | Fungus appeared after warty creature sat on bar seat (9) |
| ENDIVE | I have appeared after the finish of salad vegetable (6) |
| RAPID | I'd appeared after knock, being quick (5) |
| EMMAUS | Town where, according to Luke, Jesus appeared after his Resurrection (6) |
| SNIPE | Criticism of prince after popular uprising in the London area (5) |
