| CHIEFLY | Oriental life force excited at first, knowing for the most part (7) |
| AGOG | Silver ring to force excited state (4) |
| ASTUTE | Knowing, for instance, the work of an educator (6) |
| SAVVY | Knowing, for example, about two volumes (5) |
| BANDEAU | Capital adornment for musicians initially excited at university (7) |
| DIEDOWN | Shrink once had nurses excited at the outset (3,4) |
| DEADSEA | See Dad excited at a Middle East location |
| LILYWHITE | Faultless girl a little bit excited at first |
| NIECE | Relative back in EC excited at first (5) |
| EYES | Viewers-excited-at-first?-That's-right! |
| GUITARSOLO | Excited at glorious part of All Along the Watchtower (6,4) |
| UPEND | Affect greatly, excited at the finish (5) |
| ALPHABETICAL | Excited at a cheap bill with a certain order (12) |
| STATUARY | Excited at a rusty example of art (8) |
| GETINAFLAP | Become excited at a way of entrancing a cat? (3,2,1,4) |
| TITTLETATTLING | Spreading scandal, excited at telling it three times |
| EDISON | Extremely excited at one's boy becoming a scientist (6) |
| TARGETPRACTICE | Snipers need it, excited at 'Get Carter' pic (6,8) |
| BLAXPLOITATION | Excited at Bill Paxton orbiting moon in style of film |
| TREASURETROVE | Excited at Reuters over valuable find (8-5) |
