| CYGNUS | Stars, extremely costly, praised on retirement (6) |
| IRANIS | Weavers often praised on "Antiques Roadshow" |
| CHERRY | Fruit makes pop star extremely randy (6) |
| GASBAG | Talkative person's gossip about top star, extremely amusing (6) |
| SUNNY | Cheerful star, extremely naughty |
| SCYTHE | Article on small, extremely costly, tool (6) |
| CYPRUS | Island giving extremely costly public relations to America (6) |
| CYGNET | Extremely costly bit of gear to catch young bird |
| CELERY | Perhaps sticks on dining table, on retirement, electric railway track (6) |
| GOLDEN | Handshake on retirement has the King Midas touch? (6) |
| DREAMS | We may wish for sweet ones on retirement (6) |
| MYRTLE | On retirement, judge cuts tree and shrub (6) |
| SNIVEL | On retirement, the French consume their wine and grouse (6) |
| COSTLY | Dear officer on retirement given sheltered housing (6) |
| SUPERB | First class traveller confined to public transport on retirement |
| BOSSED | Ordered zero social security on retirement? |
| RESORT | Nick, on retirement, removing uniform in holiday destination |
| SINNED | On retirement, Dennis transgressed moral norms |
| FALLACY | Spanish composer's extremely costly misconception |
| BEAR | Carry On Cabby's central character keeps active on retirement (4) |
