| Knowledgeable figure positioned to control leading group |
SAVANT |
| Lightweight flier operating at sea |
ORANGETIP |
| Limits to security and support process |
SYSTEM |
| No need to be in such a state after receiving the news |
IGNORANCE |
| Obscure place like Manchester, not the first to produce strong fabric |
DIMITY |
| Reduction of staff in equestrian centre in Gloucestershire town |
STROUD |
| Sailors encountering our side in historic Mediterranean city |
TARSUS |
| Serious expert brought to base |
PROFOUND |
| Share of spoils that will keep soldiers turning up in harsh competition |
CUTTHROAT |
| Singular description of chest, omitting nothing regarding range of colours |
SPECTRAL |
| Star is involved with me |
ASTERISM |
| Think for ages, playing this card |
KINGOFHEARTS |
| Worry about bloke shipping company's abandoned in Australian port |
FREMANTLE |
| Wrong letters limiting good aid for travellers |
SIGNPOST |