| PRESENTDAY | Contemporary birthday perhaps? (7-3) |
| DATE | A birthday, perhaps? (9,4) |
| IMPORTANT | A birthday, perhaps? (9,4) |
| PRESENTTIME | Now it is one's birthday perhaps (7,4) |
| ANNIVERSARY | Opponent getting inn back for daughter's birthday, perhaps |
| ICER | Writer of "Happy Birthday", perhaps |
| TWIN | Relative who shares your birthday, perhaps |
| CELEBRATE | Mark a birthday, perhaps, with new car (Beetle) (9) |
| BAKEACAKE | Prepare for someone's birthday, perhaps |
| DITHYRAMB | Bacchic hymn for birthday, perhaps, around 1st May (9) |
| ICED | Wrote 'Happy Birthday', perhaps (4) |
| BOUNCYCASTLE | Sounds like residence made with royal jelly for young queen bee for her birthday perhaps (6,6) |
| OFTHETIMES | Newspaper logo is contemporary giveaway. (4,2,3,5) |
| CLASSMATES | Certain contemporary collegians |
| EDGARALLAN | Contemporary of Henry Wadsworth |
| CHOWFORNOW | Contemporary canine? |
| URBANMYTHS | Contemporary folklore |
| CLOSEDSHOP | Contemporary village feature for union members only (6,4) |
| PREHISTORY | No contemporary writing about this period |
| SMARTPHONE | Contemporary communication device |
