| MELLOW | Don losing head to maiden being pleasantly tipsy (6) |
| PIQUANCY | The quality of being pleasantly sharp in taste (8) |
| REVERIE | From "be delirious, dream, rave", a word for a fanciful or visionary notion; an oneiric state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; or, a piece of music evoking a dreamy atmosphere (7) |
| DEBUNK | Expose truth of society girl losing head to music (6) |
| EGRETS | Regrets losing head to birds (6) |
| TREBLE | Singer to quiver, maiden being put off (6) |
| STORMY | Maiden being absorbed in tale that's wild (6) |
| ADMIRE | A terrible maiden being held in respect |
| EGOISM | Goes off round India with maiden being selfish |
| LANGER | Captained Brisbane Broncos to maiden rugby league premiership 1992 (6) |
| NORTON | Led Cowboys to maiden NRL grand final appearance 2005 (6) |
| TOMTOM | Drum offered by male to maiden (3-3) |
| PEASANT | Game bird losing head to horrible farm worker |
| WICK | Wife unwell, losing head to fuel supplier (4) |
| GINANDIT | Trap outlaw losing head to drink (3,3,2) |
| MESMERISED | This person desires somehow to ensnare maiden, being spellbound (10) |
| ROEDEAN | See maiden being put off by head of faculty in school |
| PRIM | Ignoring odd characters, upbraid maiden, being starchy (4) |
| ALIGNED | Traduced maiden being dismissed in a row |
| TOOMUCH | Make contact about love with maiden being excessive (3,4) |
