| RENOWN | Currently probing opening not quite resulting in fame |
| ONSITE | Opening (not large) in unit in factory, perhaps (2-4) |
| ELEVEN | Footballer missing header, opening not finished for team (6) |
| NORMAL | Opera libretto's opening not unusual (6) |
| ADRIFT | Commercial opening not secure (6) |
| CELERY | Plant Republican to replace Brit in 'Fame' (6) |
| SPOUTS | "Building nests in Fame's great temple, as in ____ the swallows build" (Longfellow, Nuremberg) |
| DEBBIE | Allen who played Lydia in "Fame" |
| WIDOWSPEAK | V-shaped locks opening, not new, say (6,4) |
| UNCEASING | Theatre ultimately invested in opening, not ending (9) |
| OVERT | Opening not held in secret is public (5) |
| DEADOFWINTER | Is not working with old lead in Fame for the season around when it's coldest (4,2,6) |
| TSARDOM | Leading couple in Fame turning up in Russia once? (7) |
| IRENECARA | She gained fame from her leading role in "Fame' |
| SLOT | Opening not taken, with second moving to first place |
| EPICENTRE | Grand opening not ending trembling heart (9) |
| CLEF | Musical character revealing opening, not closing |
| CLEARANCE | Permit opening, not hard to capture King (9) |
| AUREATE | Brilliant opening not sustained by great poet (7) |
| STAR | Opening, not closing* (4) |
