| KIKUYU | Kept insisting kind uncle yelled unexpectedly at the opening, in this language |
| SPIRACLE | You'll find the opening in this place, Sir (8) |
| HAIKU | At first had always imagined kind uncle composed poem |
| PANTHEON | Could span the only unglazed opening in this famous temple |
| TEACHEST | Schools opening in this case (3,5) |
| PUPIL | What is the opening in the centre of the iris of the eye? (5) |
| ITALIAN | The 14th-century narrative poem The Divine Comedy was originally written in this language (7) |
| ARABIC | The Koran, the sacred book of Islam, is written in this language (6) |
| VENT | The opening in a parachute canopy through which air escapes at a controlled rate (4) |
| LOOSECANNON | One could fire unexpectedly at large girl in fleece |
| IRONY | In this language device, the real meaning of the words are concealed or contradicted by their literal meaning. |
| SANSKRIT | The Vedas, historic Indian sacred texts, are written in this language (8) |
| GREEK | The term cryptology is derived from two terms, kryptos ("hidden") and logos ("word"), in this language. |
| TAMIL | In fact, a million literary works are there in this language (5) |
| OVERT | It's done with the opening in public |
| DANANG | The fifth largest city in Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea, at the opening end of the Han River |
| MARCHINGORDERS | Dismissal makes Rod "resign" unexpectedly at end of month (8,6) |
| CHESS | Queen's Gambit and Sicilian Defence are classic openings in this board game (5) |
| HOLLINS | Mill Health Centre receptionist who died unexpectedly at home (5,7) |
| KAREN | Mill Health Centre receptionist who died unexpectedly at home (5,7) |
