| ZENDAVESTA | From Nevada, zest for Zoroastrian sacred writings (4-6) |
| AVESTA | A match for Zoroastrian writings? |
| ENTHUSIASM | Zest for excitement (10) |
| SCRIPTURES | Sacred writings in text for play sure to be altered (10) |
| INVACUO | One from Nevada contacts a copper from Oxford - a Latin type out of normal environment (2,5) |
| LAXALT | Ex-Senator Paul from Nevada |
| EVA | She comes from Nevada (3) |
| SIERRAN | Wild sire ran from Nevada mountain range (7) |
| NVIDIA | AI company from Nevada identify information acceleration |
| TANG | Zest for dance with nothing wanting (4) |
| JOIEDEVIVRE | Comforted by GI, I revived somehow, showing zest for life (4,2,5) |
| BRIO | Writer's change of heart shows zest for life (4) |
| SLEAZE | During tussle a zest for corruption (6) |
| REID | Longtime senator from Nevada |
| EAST | From Nevada to Illinois |
| SPICEGIRLS | Not ladies of chilli, cumin, paprika or pod of cardamom smashed with a knife, but Emma, Geri, Mel B, Mel C and Victoria, collectively named for their ginger, gusto, relish or zest for life (5,5) |
| RELISH | Zest for sauce (6) |
| APPETITE | The body's natural desire to satisfy a need, such as the ghrelin-stimulated hunger for food or drink, thus any natural craving, relish, taste or zest for any particular thing (8) |
| GUSTO | Gout's disrupted one's zest for life (5) |
| APPEAL | A zest for listening to prayer |
