| ARCHAEOLOGICAL | Each oar affected sound of excavation |
| RINGTONE | Nitrogen affected sound of handset (8) |
| HOARDING | From each oar dinghy's secretly storing (8) |
| MARIETTE | He is often considered the founder of Egyptian archaeology, although his techniques of excavation, which included the use of explosives, were heavily criticized by later generations. He had discovered |
| PREDETERMINING | Fixing early warning light amid safe system of excavation |
| DIGUP | Produce reluctantly at end of excavation |
| PRODIGAL | In favour of excavation, a student becomes extravagant (8) |
| AXINITE | Times follows article enjoying success: start of excavation revealing mineral |
| ENLIST | Secure both ends of excavation on slope (6) |
| REEDUCATE | School again discover Greek coin before start of excavation |
| EARSHOT | Heart so affected, sounds can be heard within it |
| OPENCAST | Sort of excavation finding ring with Roman figure in Kent landmark? (4-4) |
| THEBEESKNEES | Leader of excavation in ancient city, keen to break out spades as just what's needed (3,4,5) |
| PRODIGALSON | Extravagant relation in favour of excavation as well, heading off now |
| DIGS | Temporary home of excavations (4) |
| DIGITS | Figures the thing might be found in the course of excavations (6) |
| TESTPIT | Small type of archaeological excavation of around 1m2 (4,3) |
| TANIS | Excavation site in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| AMARNA | Excavation site of Ikhnaton's capital |
| DIGEST | Summary of archaeological excavation is in French (6) |
