| VISUAL | Very inspirational, spectacularly unusual around London initially (6) |
| PICKLED | Picked around London initially and preserved in vinegar (7) |
| CRECHE | A bit of Christmas cheer's unusual around nursery (6) |
| GREASE | Musical gear moved around London area (6) |
| SEANCE | Cleaner creating a stink in area around London (6) |
| GEYSER | It makes hot water muddy grey around London area (6) |
| OLDVIC | Pop idol very restrained around London theatre (3,3) |
| BELONG | What a mendicant might do around London to fit in (6) |
| MISERY | Motorway tracks around London area, causing intense unhappiness (6) |
| SEWAGE | Refuse pay for jobs done around London? (6) |
| BANKSY | Pseudonymous street artist who recently created an animal-themed series of artworks around London (6) |
| HIERARCH | High priest's casual greeting, unusual around church (8) |
| ANYWHERE | No particular place, we hear, unusual around New York |
| HERALDRY | Armorial bearings hardly unusual around the Queen |
| THEWINTERSTALE | Theatre in West London initially adapted play |
| IMPEL | Force in Metropolitan Police evacuating London, initially (5) |
| PUPIL | Iris' black heart, and a young dog from Inner London initially (5) |
| DERRIERE | Behind sound of Irish song, London initially put out (8) |
| TBILISI | Capital, is it raised to acquire business in London initially? (7) |
| NIGHTOWL | Person who stays up late near to West London, initially (5,3) |
