| 1 | | Scolded, undergo assessment (7) |
| 2 | | Authority, for example (sic) (3-2) |
| 3 | | The stagecoach industry (9) |
| 4 | | Dexterity is an insult, so we hear (7) |
| 5 | | Drink produced as grain ferments (7) |
| 6 | | Out of context rather more than is
necessary (5) |
| 7 | | Game lord holds Nabokov novel with
no leading character (9) |
| 8 | | Others acquired skill to turn over
a new leaf (7) |
| 14 | | Sailors with thin skins are
cinematic celebrities (4 5) |
| 16 | | Intoxicated with dances and drinks (9) |
| 17 | | Part of the USA obscured by mist
and dew? (7) |
| 18 | | Furies, in ancient Greece or
Ireland? Certainly! (7) |
| 19 | | Thankless person from Tangier (7) |
| 20 | | Treads for one of the family (7) |
| 22 | | Complete western part of golf
course (5) |
| 24 | | Making a comeback in White Horse
Inn, a musical heroine (5) |