| ENRAGES | Artful serenading, but the racket is annoying |
| CROONINGEARLY | Serenading, but at dawn instead of at night? |
| TOUCHBASE | Turns up, most of the racket is from university for the French or that's the indirect inference (5,4) |
| STANDIN | The man with the racket is a deputy (5-2) |
| NOISE | The racket is in a different one (5) |
| EVENING | From the Old English "Afnung", meaning "dusk falling, coming of sunset", the time preceding nightfall, associated with serenading (7) |
| HOWLERS | Wolves, when supposedly serenading the moon |
| VAMPIREBAT | State judge getting the chop over racket is bloodsucker (7,3) |
| DINGANSICH | Before chasing shot, racket is just the thing? |
| ASHE | His racket is in the Smithsonian |
| LOUIE | Lanford Wilson's "Serenading ___" |
| MARIACHI | Traditional Mexican folk music street band (often seen serenading women) |
| BUSKING | Serenading passers-by |
| GRENADINES | Impromptu serenading in WI islands (10) |
| BREAKINTOSONG | Suddenly start serenading, say |
| WOO | Attempt to win someone's heart by serenading them maybe |
| ROSE | Chiefly romantic offering, serenading sweetheart! (4) |
| ENSNARED | Serenading soldier deserted, got lost, and was captured |
| CARTON | Crafty type involved in racket is a product of the boxing industry perhaps (6) |
| GRIP | Manner in which a tennis racket is held; a type of clasp for the hair; or, a type of travel bag (4) |
