| LIEINSTATE | What monarchs may do ultimately, say, after extended rest? (3,2,5) |
| LIEINWAIT | Take orders after extended rest and stay hidden ahead? |
| EAT | ...and what hungry people do ultimately - make pasta fast! (3) |
| LOVEPOTION | Nothing sailor can do ultimately stops preparation for it (4,6) |
| LONGMARCH | Mao's first, ahead of the curve after extended, hard cross-country trek (4,5) |
| IDO | What engaged couples ultimately say |
| RAIN | Reportedly what monarchs do to 27 (4) |
| RULE | Decide what monarchs should do (4) |
| REIGN | What monarchs do in inclement weather, we're told |
| TEDIOUS | What we did, ultimately, with record of loans generating little interest (7) |
| YELLOWY | Cry out in pain, ultimately say a little jaundiced? |
| ASYET | Discontented Americans ultimately say they've got to date (2,3) |
| DEGAS | Succeed ultimately, say, as painter and sculptor |
| KINGLEAR | Monarch may be mad on the stage ___ what a tragedy! (4,4) |
| CROESUS | Wealthy monarch may be angry about EU after separation (7) |
| LIEIN | Extended rest that is interrupting short course (3-2) |
| SLEEPIN | Sally secures shelter to have an extended rest |
| DROWNED | What Leander did, ultimately |
| REINEDIN | Checked what monarch did, abandoning grand home (6,2) |
| OVERRULED | Finished with what monarch did? Then it was set aside (9) |
