| American jerk |
YANK |
| Among Soviets, a Russian ruler |
TSAR |
| Catch ally shortly on the retreat |
ENTRAP |
| Christmas verse taken from book |
NOEL |
| Consider pork, dismissing starter, a brown soup |
MULLIGATAWNY |
| Corrupt Italian leader under siege, gutted |
SEDUCE |
| Dancer impressing gambler, one revealing title |
BODICERIPPER |
| Fabulous inventor from American city gone back to America |
DAEDALUS |
| Flirt runs from game |
COQUET |
| Front in Iran disturbed blissful state |
NIRVANA |
| Genetic structure doctor thus covered in shiny coat |
CHROMOSOME |
| Hospital in state of paralysis given share of loan |
TRANCHE |
| Introvert finds gold pieces in ancient city, almost ten |
TROGLODYTE |
| Judge dined, completing Times cryptic |
ESTIMATE |
