| AFLASH | Briefly hot, 9 25 10, is it? (1,5,2,3,3) |
| REDWHITEANDBLUE | Standard description for 9, 25, 10 and 12 (3,5,3,4) |
| ARITHMETICMEAN | Ten is that of nine and eleven |
| INTHEPAN | Briefly hot, like greased lightning is it? (1,5,2,3,3) |
| EVITA | It opened on Broadway on 9/25/79 |
| MIDSUMMER | The solstice is half-way through when it's hot (9) |
| ANCHOR | Attachment to boat behind 25 10 in large ship, by the sound of it? (6) |
| AMARANTH | Plant family including love-liesbleeding - turns maranta briefly hot (8) |
| CHILDBIRTH | One of the most famous instances of this was on December 25 (10) |
| HAVE | Possess 9/25/25 |
| BALBOA | Sighter of the Pacific, 9/25/1513 |
| CHARLIE | ___ Kirk (Activist murdered in 9/25) (7) |
| SIEGFRIED | Warrior is retreating, say, having got very hot (9) |
| CHILLIEST | Hot capsicum set out to be the least hot (9) |
| KITTENISH | Playful figure in sportswear is hot (9) |
| SHELLFISH | Seafood left in bar is hot (9) |
| ZTILE | "10" is inscribed on it |
| IMPULSION | Current slump needs correcting: Number 10 is fronting push (9) |
| CHASTENED | Cut in to accept 10 is modest (9) |
| TITHE | 10% being equal to 150% of 10 is somewhat antithetical (5) |
