| KISS | Unfortunately, Ofsted has killed inspirational leaders, the final nail in the coffin? (4,2,5) |
| OFDEATH | Unfortunately, Ofsted has killed inspirational leaders, the final nail in the coffin? (4,2,5) |
| THEKISSOFDEATH | A nail in the coffin supplied by Judas? |
| CIGARETTE | Nail in the coffin after failing triage, etc (9) |
| SPARKPLUGS | Inspirational leaders |
| ENDING | Yielding after loss of leader: the final scene? (6) |
| NAIL | The final ___ in the coffin (final blow) |
| CREMATE | Put me back in the coffin to dispose of the body (7) |
| DRIVEIN | Hammer a nail in the cinema? (5-2) |
| ANNIHILATE | Completely take out a nail in the ground (10) |
| CANINES | The inspirational leader in the Riviera city gets the hounds (7) |
| MONALISA | Painting intricate nails in the clutches of New Zealand bird (4,4) |
| VILLAINY | In 5.2, Othello tells Emilia, Iago's wife, that Iago said that Desdemona was false. Emilia sees that Othello has killed Desdemona. Emilia goes out to the street and confronts Iago. She finds out it wa |
| DAGGERS | In 2.2, Macbeth has killed Duncan, and he returns to Lady Macbeth. What has he carried back to her? |
| PMS | Brit. leaders, the last four of whom begin the answers to starred clues |
| POTSHOT | Saucepan's ready for cooking what this has killed (7) |
| DIARIES | Daily Records' disastrous leaders the first sign of spring? (7) |
| ASSESSMENT | Appraisal idiots, people in the core of Ofsted |
| LUMINARY | Alumni made up a fair amount of the jury with inspirational leader (8) |
| TORCHBEARER | Inspirational leader who lights the way ahead (11) |