| GRADUATED | How one was successful at university - by degrees (9) |
| GRADUALLY | Former student and friend circumscribing university by degrees (9) |
| PASTIT | Heard one was successful but in fact was not up to it (4,2) |
| WONAPRIZE | Was successful at the carnival booth, say |
| TAEKWONDO | Kate remarkably was successful at party on martial art (3,4,2) |
| DELIVERED | Made a speech about how one was an obstetrician? (9) |
| CONFIRMED | Established how one was admitted to communion (9) |
| RAINMAKER | One whose intention it is to induce precipitation by means of ceremonial dancing, cloud-seeding or pluviculture; or, an executive who is successful at generating money (9) |
| HEXAMETER | Graduate bowled over in university by Herrick's first line of poetry |
| CUPWINNER | One finally successful at mug's game? |
| DIDBETTER | Cheated the punter and was more successful at it (3,6) |
| WHOLESOME | Be partially successful at putting in sound that's healthy |
| MAKEAGOOF | Be successful at (4,1,2,2) |
| AGEOFGOLD | Fabulous time when we were so successful at the Olympics? (3,2,4) |
| UPDATE | Modernise at University by appointment (6) |
| SAT | Was successful at musical chairs |
| POPULACE | Type of music at university by outstanding people (8) |
| UPSET | Disturbed at university by group (5) |
| WON | Was successful - at present making a comeback (3) |
| TEMPERATURE | Could be raised in anger at university, by discontented rabble |
