| XIMENES | Pseudonym of the crossword setter DS Macnutt (7) |
| ARAUCARIA | Pseudonym of the crossword setter John Graham (9) |
| SWORDS | Part of the armoury of the crossword setter? |
| AMIABLY | Kindly: is the crossword setter displaying competence? (7) |
| EXCLUDE | X, defined by the crossword setter - that's what we hear in bar |
| SNOGGER | Coming from a 19th century synonym for "corker" or "you beaut", what is the name of the crossword puzzle publisher founded in Port Elliot in 1989? (7) |
| COLETTE | Pseudonym of the French author noted for her novella Gigi published in 1944 (7) |
| MOLIERE | Pseudonym of the playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin |
| AFRIT | The pseudonym of the pioneering crossword setter Prebendary A. F. Ritchie (5) |
| AMICABLE | Is the crossword setter with the Telegraph friendly? (8) |
| BILLION | Bravo to sick crossword setter working for lots of money (7) |
| PALS | What the crossword setter sees as exquisite, friends! (4) |
| PLAIN | Simple scheme blocked by the crossword setter (5) |
| SENIOR | Older Spanish gent accommodating the crossword setter (6) |
| GORDIUS | Legendary Greek knot tier - Guardian cryptic crossword setter (7) |
| ARACHNE | Weaver who became a spider - or a Guardian crossword setter? (7) |
| MUMMIES | Quiet crossword setter invites Avtaar with son, mom, stepmom etc (7) |
| BRUMMIE | A Guardian crossword setter - one from Birmingham! (7) |
| REVISIT | Return to clergyman, crossword setter and model (7) |
| IMSORRY | Show what hapless crossword setter admitted (2,5,1,6,1,4) |
