| SCORNFUL | Almost twenty flung endlessly around with contempt (8) |
| SCORCHES | Burns almost twenty churches' exteriors (8) |
| ANSWERED | Wandered endlessly around, taking in section, and came back (8) |
| HEATWAVE | Bad weather endlessly around avenue. No! (8) |
| BAGUETTE | Bachelor gets tea endlessly around university for bread (8) |
| ROUSSEAU | Philosopher, thrashing endlessly around America, waves |
| PARTHENON | Dolly eats 4, which is almost twenty-six centuries old (9) |
| SCORPIO | Group of stars, almost twenty, visit prison regularly |
| SCORCHING | Almost twenty, part of face finally getting hot (9) |
| SCORCHER | It's almost 20, dear, in Paris -- not a day for an overcoat! (8) |
| EURO | Currency that reached a one-to-one exchange rate with the dollar on 7/13/22 for the first time in almost 20 years |
| SCORCH | Almost 20 - central heating's become too hot (6) |
| TEEN | One who is almost 20 |
| LOUIS | One of almost 20 French kings |
| ELTON | After almost 20 years in the singles charts, which British singer finally had a UK number one in 1990? (5,4) |
| JOHN | After almost 20 years in the singles charts, which British singer finally had a UK number one in 1990? (5,4) |
| STOIC | Remain endlessly around old person with patience (5) |
| INOURTIME | Now touring endlessly around island with this writer (2,3,4) |
| EYOT | Toyed endlessly around island (4) |
| ROMANOV | Russian imperial family wander endlessly around country |
