| SIGNORI | Italy to engage men first, its own men (7) |
| SIGNORE | Italians ultimately snub one of their own men (7) |
| MUTINY | - of the Bounty; incident when commander William Bligh was set adrift in an open boat by his own men (6) |
| ACTIUM | At which battle does Antony desert his own men and take flight with Cleopatra? |
| MICHAEL | X-men: First Class star (7,10) |
| PREQUEL | "X-Men: First Class," for one |
| UNALIKE | Different girl, one in Italy, to approve of (7) |
| BERGAMO | Walled city in Lombardy, Italy, to the north-east of Milan (7) |
| TENABLE | Part of Italy to catch rising game show (7) |
| AVIATOR | Pilot in need of a route from Italy to Qatar final|y(7) |
| EPOCHAL | Harry to cope badly at first, it's all to do with time |
| ENDGAME | Willing to finish first - it's nearly over now (7) |
| CHIANTI | Drink getting leader of Italy to participate in song at start of international |
| LASAGNE | Fare from Italy to drop, with channel crossing |
| SICILIA | Island off the tip of Italy, to Italians |
| INEXACT | Tax returns to incur earliest completion fine? Scratching head at first - it's wrong (7) |
| SUBUNIT | One vehicle turned up first, it's part of something larger (7) |
| CHOWDER | Knock back the hot dog first - it's popular with Americans (7) |
| OUTSIDE | Form crust on cereal first, it's usually hard and dry (7) |
| SILICON | Trick sounds daft first, it's elementary (7) |
