| Clue | Word |
| One among Romans, or first among persons? | |
| + 1 letter = This comes between 'what you see' and 'what you get'? | |
| + 1 letter = Title common to Elton John, Paul McCartney, and Laurence Olivier? | |
| + 1 letter = This preceded The Fall of the Roman Empire? | |
| + 1 letter = Attempts, strains, ventures or has a bit of? | |
| + 1 letter = What you should do about your urge to click on Give up? | |
| + 1 letter = Venus & Serena? | |
+ 1 letter = Describing a job like 'bomb-disposal expert' 'air traffic controller' or 'publicist for Tiger Woods' (hyphenate, var.)? | |
| + 1 letter = Undressed from the waist up? | |
| + 1 letter = Vandalize whitewalls with a blade (2 words)? | |