| MARE | Some overambitious revolutionary mother of Arabian (4) |
| AMERICA | Uncle Sam's revolutionary mother on the heath |
| LAMP | Light home of Arabian spirit (4) |
| AREA | Stretch along the banks of Arabian Sea (4) |
| LOAN | Line of Arabian Nights opens giving credit to others (4) |
| OMAN | Sultanate on southeast coast of Arabian Peninsula (4) |
| ARTS | At the beginning and the end of Arabian Nights, to a degree (4) |
| SAUD | Brother of Arabian King Faisal |
| BRAT | Youngster in heart of Arabian Desert? |
| ROCS | Birds of Arabian myth |
| JINN | Spirit of Arabian folklore |
| BABA | Ali of "Arabian Nights" |
| BITEOFFMORETHANYOUCANCHEW | Be overambitious and do as a gourmand might do (4,3,4,4,3,3,4) |
| BITEOFF | Be overambitious and do as a gourmand might do (4,3,4,4,3,3,4) |
| MORETHAN | Down Be overambitious and do as a gourmand might do (4,3,4,4,3,3,4) |
| YOUCANCHEW | Down Be overambitious and do as a gourmand might do (4,3,4,4,3,3,4) |
| GETIDEAS | Be overambitious, sacking Romeo from production of tragedies |
| AIMTOOHIGH | Set sights above the target, as the overambitious do (3,3,4) |
| LAPDOG | One readily submitting overambitious encouragement to greyhound? |
| AMBIT | Confines overambitious guards |