| OVERDO | 14-across gets to do it but may carry it too far |
| PARTYPOPPERS | First one in 14 across gets mom's mate to report Jim at nurses' centre for celebrating New Year (5,7 |
| PRINCETON | 27 across gets to go to new Ivy League university (9) |
| DRINKMONEY | Most of 12 across gets to change what's going into watering hole (5,5) |
| GARDENOFEDEN | 1 across gets to feed on stew accommodating the first family (6,2,4) |
| OPENANDSHUTCASE | Customs may demand to do it, but it's hard to defend (4,3,4,4) |
| HITANDRUN | It's wrong to do it, but it's what a softball batter does (3-3-3) |
| MEANING | I'm intending to do it but is it significant? (7) |
| DARED | You ventured to do it but how I dread making the change! (5) |
| NEEDSMUST | "I didn't want to do it, but I have no choice!" |
| ENDORSEMENT | Green light passing through red light may carry it |
| BANNER | One who doesn't want the bomb may carry it on demo (6) |
| TUNE | Singer may carry it, you name that game show (4) |
| AMP | A roadie may carry it |
| MALARIA | Mosquitoes may carry it |
| WENTOVERTHETOP | Took it too far (4,4,3,3) |
| CRAWL | Sycophants do it, but make slow progress (5) |
| FLY | Superman can do it, but Batman can't |
| EXACT | Former wife gets to do something right (5) |
| GOODTASTE | Engineer gets to do a refinement (4,5) |
