| OATH | Curse both out loud, except for the first (4) |
| UKES | Some noblemen, except for the first, strummed instruments (4) |
| EATS | Notable achievements except for the first of Friar Tuck |
| EYES | In The Anniversary Song Al Jolson sang, "The world was in bloom, there were stars in the skies; Except for the few that were there in your ..." |
| SAVE | Except for the road to the south (4) |
| OAKY | Treed so densely and so darkly (except for the odd bits) (4) |
| JOEY | Small hopper full of cracks, except for the centre (4) |
| BARN | It's a storage building, except for the North (4) |
| BARK | Speak sharply (except for the week-end) (4) |
| WADI | Gully that's dry except for the rainy season |
| EDEN | Except for the southwest, Scandinavian country is an idyllic place |
| EIGHTY | Significant, except for the first number (6) |
| ELVES | Except for the first, digs brownies (5) |
| ANNUL | Cancel every year, except for the first of August (5) |
| JEJUNE | Dry month, following one the same except for the middle |
| BARRED | Except for the Communist, was kept out (6) |
| CAR | Vehicle's jack, for example, except for the end piece (3) |
| PERSEPOLIS | Old city intrinsically like Warsaw, except for the east end |
| RAN | Governed Asian republic, except for the capital |
| LIVER | Organ used in stage musical, except for the beginning |
