| BALLERINA | Dancer, a liberal, excited about opening of 'Nutcracker' (9) |
| TOPEKA | A poet excited about opening of kitchen in U.S. city (6) |
| SITCOM | Tom is excited about opening of classic TV programme? (6) |
| SEAPOWER | We are so excited about opening of ports and naval strength (3,5) |
| BEDHOPPER | Edward Hyde principally taken in by dancer - a promiscuous one |
| JIGGER | Word with a dizzying array of meanings, from unusual to tame - a Celtic folk dancer, a cue rest, a golf club, a mizzenmast, an old door, a sailor's pulley, a Scouse alleyway, a shot glass, a tropical |
| TRENCHANT | Number I love to sing about opening of railway cutting (9) |
| CHILDHOOD | Minority rebuked district about opening of library (9) |
| TETEATETE | Small meeting of heads in Paris about opening of academy |
| TRUNCHEON | Nocturne composed about opening of Hellfire Club (9) |
| PENPUSHER | Clerk has to write guide about opening of Parliament (9) |
| NARCISSUS | Russians upset about opening of chemical plant (9) |
| POORHOUSE | Shelter for the needy shattered our hopes about opening of orphanage (9) |
| BELLTOWER | One who shouts about opening of theatre as venue for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame? |
| BRAKEPADS | Support foolishly asked about opening of parliament could be source of friction (5,4) |
| BUTTERCUP | British speak up about opening of chemical plant |
| ELEVATION | Rising ecstasy about openings of "Enigma Variations" (9) |
| POPPER | A press stud or snap-fastener with a male and female part; a robotic dancer; a maize-burster; or, with "party", a confetti-ejecting device (6) |
| ISOMETRIC | Surprised expression about opening of Dawn French, maybe -- it's gesturally conveyed? (4,8) |
| RHYTHM | ___ Is A Dancer, a 1992 chart hit by the German group Snap! (6) |
