| Admits – defeats |
OWNS |
| Alfresco |
OUTDOOR |
| Ancestor |
PRIMOGENITOR |
| Boasting – a lion's vigour? (anag) |
VAINGLORIOUS |
| Broken bits |
DEBRIS |
| Countless |
NUMEROUS |
| Diatribe |
RANT |
| Film noir actress _____ Lake, died 1973 |
VERONICA |
| Final flourish, musically |
CODA |
| I snub Capitol (anag) – writer's output |
PUBLICATIONS |
| In the dark |
IGNORANT |