| SLIPSUP | Cricketer beginning to shine at university makes a mistake (5,2) |
| NARCISSUS | Rainbow is beginning to shine in reflection of light source a bulb! (9) |
| CHALICES | Church woman beginning to shine vessels there |
| STRUMPET | Trollop beginning to shine brass instrument (8) |
| SAXSOLO | Moment to shine at a jazz recital, perhaps |
| BAUXITE | Graduate at university makes exit out of ore (7) |
| TAPETUM | Reflective membrane in the eyes of cats, causing them to shine at night |
| CATCHUP | Finding unexpected difficulty at university, make up for lost ground (5,2) |
| ELAPSES | At the end, makes a mistake, as time goes by (7) |
| PIERROT | One makes a mistake in successful snooker shot, being a clown (7) |
| INHASTE | Quickly shine at sport (2,5) |
| STEPSUP | Makes a mistake, having undergarments raised (5,2) |
| RETYPES | Clickety-click-clicks - makes a mistake - uses the backspace key - then does this |
| GLITTER | Shine at midnight? Rubbish! (7) |
| MARKUP | Chap at university makes profit (4-2) |
| BLOWUP | Bachelor, short, at university makes us explode (4,2) |
| BEANOS | Comic starts to shine at parties (6) |
| SOLOS | Opportunities to shine at rock concerts |
| OILUP | Start to shine at the gym |
| LOCUM | Stand-in starts to look over charges university makes (5) |
