| ABAGOFNERVES | One is extremely tense holding the butterflies presumably (1,3,2,6) |
| SENTIENT | Feeling awfully tense holding one set of holy works |
| NETTLE | Felt tense holding up this plant? |
| ANDREAGIBSON | "Lord of the Butterflies" poet |
| ELEVATE | The Spanish woman is extremely tense in lift (7) |
| ARTISTE | Creative process is extremely tense for entertainer (7) |
| DEBUTANTE | She makes introductory appearance? Director is extremely tense after having doubt (9) |
| INCUBATE | Brood as Guantanamo is extremely tense (8) |
| CLOUDNINE | On this, one is extremely happy (5,4) |
| SATANISTS | Day one is extremely tedious for Nick's people (9) |
| DEADLYSIN | Sloth for one is extremely sedate and idly disposed |
| PRIDEANDJOY | Something with which one is extremely pleased |
| ISLE | Iona, for one, is extremely likable |
| CATBURGLAR | Felix, thief, one is extremely nimble (3-7) |
| COMMAS | Take a couple of breaths in the passage - it could be the butterflies? (6) |
| STROKE | Small heads on termites, rhagoletis, obereas, katydid, earwigs and one of the butterflies? (6) |
| FLUTTER | Bet the butterflies do it (7) |
| LEPIDOPTERA | An order of insects including the butterflies and moths (11) |
| MONARCH | A king among the butterflies (7) |
| SIGHTFORSOREEYES | Person or thing that one is extremely pleased or relieved to see (5,3,4,4) |
