| UPSTARTS | Nouveau-riche people at university -- with introductions (8) |
| POLISHUPON | Prepare for debate in European national university with introductions on the Paradoxes of Nihilism (6,2,2) |
| DIARISTS | Turns up, Sally got awards at university with a number of writers synonymous with the Daily Record (8) |
| SINGULAR | It's remarkable Carol is at university with rising artist (8) |
| UPHEAVAL | Chaos at university with one against remedy going around (8) |
| ACTUALLY | Perform on stage at university with friend in reality (8) |
| USERNAME | Upsets English Fellow and most of the rest at university with online identity (8) |
| COWARDLY | Man of the theatre once with introductions to young lady turning up in yellow (8) |
| COUSTEAU | Firm American has drink at university with marine explorer |
| TIMEBOMB | Old magazine with introductions to bibliography of Mikhail Bulgakov is primed for chaos (4,4) |
| WOLFCUBS | Current review with introductions covering unsurprisingly Bogart, Sinatra and newer members of The Pack (4,4) |
| GREENTEA | Mistake genre with introductions from Tennyson, Eliot and one of those consumed in China (5,3) |
| MUSHROOM | Nouveau riche with opportunity to support schmaltz (8) |
| HESITATE | Think twice when some nouveau-riche sit at ease (8) |
| CLOTHIER | Tailor item in sale acquired by nouveau riche (8) |
| RHETORIC | Eloquence of nouveau riche hosting Conservative briefly (8) |
| PUNCHIER | Back up north, nouveau riche more aggressive (8) |
| CHEEKIER | Less polite exclamation of surprise embraced by nouveau riche? (8) |
| PARVENUS | Morning Star backs strike over nouveau riche types (8) |
| CHESHIRE | What's coming up on the first of September in nouveau riche county? (8) |
