| ESTH | Queen, but not our Queen, is someone of original Finnish stock (4) |
| INHUMAN | ... cool, showing wit - but not our one, it's beastly? |
| NOB | Jack is someone of high social status (3) |
| EMIR | I'm the Queen but not this ruler! (4) |
| PROM | Where to find a king and queen, but not a jack |
| PAWN | One may become a queen, but not a king |
| CARD | King or queen, but not prince or princess |
| SIZE | King or queen, but not princess |
| PAIR | Two queens, but not a king |
| BEES | Some queens but not kings |
| BEDS | Kings and queens, but not jacks |
| BEVY | Gathering to overbuy, but it's not our fault (4) |
| RUMI | Persian poet whose epitaph reads "When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men" |
| ANTS | They have a queen but no king |
| TERRIER | Someone endeavouring to kidnap the Queen, but not her corgi (7) |
| GRANITE | Stone property in France is home to queen (but not Bobcat) (7) |
| WALTZINGMATILDA | Song Johann Strauss put before queen but not the king |
| DEIGN | Condescend to let daughter be queen but not lead (5) |
| CHESSMAN | King or queen, but not jack |
| BRITISH | Like Queen, but not Prince |
