| UNTRUTHS | Books a girl to open in American Tales |
| CARDIAC | Queen opens in American coliseum with Achy Breaky Heart? (7) |
| BANNER | Book a girl, right at the end, to set the standard (6) |
| ALMANAC | Book a girl can return (7) |
| RUTH | Book a girl? (4) |
| POSTPONE | Mail to open, in a flurry? Do it later! |
| RACEMOSE | (botany) Having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow. |
| LOBBYIST | One campaigning for hall to open in small town |
| ANALECTA | Smart man delving into a set of books, a literary collection (8) |
| RESERVES | Books a place on the bench for some players (8) |
| WALLUNIT | Furniture piece for electronics, books, a television, etc.: 2 wds. |
| APRIL | Thought to be from "to open", in allusion to the opening of buds and blossoms in spring, name of the fourth month and one whose "showers may bring flowers", according to folklore (5) |
| MACHUPICCHU | Environmentalists fear that a new airport in Cuzco, slated to open in 2026, will overwhelm this historic attraction with hordes of visitors |
| UNBOLT | Prepare to open, in a way |
| ADVENTCALENDAR | Card with doors to open in December (6,8) |
| UNHOOK | Clasp after organisation gets to open in a way (6) |
| PRY | Try to open, in a way |
| UNBAR | Prepare to open, in a way |
| EDEN | ____ Project North, focused on the sea, is expected to open in Morecambe in 2024 |
| INTER | Playwright fails to open in Bury (5) |
