| ASITWERE | So to speak Italian in response, knight wanted guide's backing (2,2,4) |
| STREETSWEEPER | Extremely smart guide backing number one by council worker? (6,7) |
| CITATION | Italian in action continued to get a mention in dispatches (8) |
| BASILICA | Graduates led the Italian in charge to a large church (8) |
| SIGNOR | He can speak Italian or sing in it (6) |
| SUBTITLE | Provide translation for Italian in toned-down clothing (8) |
| UTILISED | Employed the Italian in various duties (8) |
| POLYGLOT | Having say French and Italian in college, by good fortune |
| AUDITION | Try out actor performing after Italian in German car (8) |
| GRAVITAS | Life for an Italian in a French town has importance (8) |
| PRIORITY | First concern? Install Italian in abbey (8) |
| CIVILITY | Formal politeness shown by four with the Italian in London, say (8) |
| OPPOSITE | Facing Italian in contest (8) |
| RETICENT | Shy retiring Italian in bustling centre |
| ROME | Capital where people speak Italian |
| AKITA | Speak Italian while restraining dog |
| DIVA | In Italian and Latin, it literally means "goddess." First known usage in English dates to 1883. In English the word came to refer to a prima donna-appropriately, another word taken from Italian (in wh |
| ARCADE | This word refers to a gallery or building that is arched or to a series of arches. Strictly speaking, it came to English from Italian by way of French; the Italian, in turn, came from the Latin arcus. |
| TEMPO | This word means in Italian "rate of speed," in reference to music. The Italian, in turn, is derived from a Latin word meaning "time." The first known use is c. 1724. |
| UNEDITED | Italian in Dundee taking on a new role is not ready to be published (8) |
