| ACHIEVERS | People with successful records long to include one short snippet of song |
| VIDEOCLIP | Short snippet of a movie, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| SNATCHES | Grabs snippets of song, perhaps (8) |
| HITTITES | Ancient people with successful record it set out for (8) |
| CHRONICLES | Records, long-lasting, by the French (10) |
| CLIP | Short snippet in YouTube, say |
| HITS | Man's acquiring time to make successful records (4) |
| CHRONICLE | Record long-standing leaders of loose enterprise (9) |
| EPHEMERA | Collectable items record long time around border (8) |
| EXCERPTS | Short snippets from a film, broadcast, etc. (8) |
| GRAPHITE | Fruit filled with with successful form of carbon (8) |
| NOTATALL | Isn't taking long to include article - never (3,2,3) |
| PINKEYE | Long to include crib that's inflammatory (4-3) |
| PETULANT | Long to include musical instrument on return, becoming irritable |
| YEARN | Crave, long to include a revolutionary leader (5) |
| TROUBLEMAKER | Time with successful Russian business person, one causing unrest? (12) |
| VINDICATOR | One with successful defence resulting from very small sign |
| NYLON | Many long to include this material (5) |
| LENINGRAD | Line nonet up with successful student for Shostakovich symphony (9) |
| BREAK | A rest often associated with successful snookerplayers (5) |
