| A tune about to become an operatic song |
ARIA |
| Alienate corrupt sergeant |
ESTRANGE |
| Apt to get American backing, albeit with difficulty |
SUITABLE |
| Be a star performing side by side |
ABREAST |
| Cheer up – listen to a couple of quintets |
HEARTEN |
| Difficult problem unravelling ropes |
POSER |
| Double issue |
TWINS |
| Dried grass is hard and yellow initially |
HAY |
| Eli's ploughed up piece of land |
ISLE |
| Fine material for flower under rising lake |
ALABASTER |
| Flicks through a medicine manual |
CINEMA |
| Give players a hand! |
DEAL |
| Homely female in my firm previously |
COMFY |
| Lad embraces brown plant study |
BOTANY |