| PALMIST | Old songwriter exiles son, one given lines to read (7) |
| STAVES | Lines to read between and on (6) |
| SMALLPRINT | Lines to read carefully |
| NOVELLO | One very short book about, as an alternative, old songwriter (4,7) |
| KNAVERY | Jack given lines for wrongdoing (7) |
| ACTRESS | She may be given lines if part-employed (7) |
| OPENAIR | Out of doors, old songwriter may do so |
| STROPHE | After outburst of temper, he's given lines |
| SMUGGLE | Run to son, one who has no magic? (7) |
| SWINISH | Ill-mannered son, one getting shut up, admits anything but defeat (7) |
| SURGERY | Son, one pressing you at first to find dentist's place? |
| SMITTEN | Infatuated son, one that holds someone's hand (7) |
| STALKER | Son, one who blabs -- a sneaky type (7) |
| MASONIC | Son, one in raincoat, is from a lodge, perhaps (7) |
| SHRIVEL | Something priests do, given line in contract |
| SOLDIER | Fighting person's son, one in less modern housing |
| SLENDER | Inadequate son, one disregarding Polonius's advice |
| SAURIAN | Lizard-like son, one with unorthodox beliefs about university |
| SPONGER | Freeloader's son, one that smells nasty |
| DEPORTS | Removes from the country, exiles (7) |
