| BAKEACAKE | Prepare for someone's birthday, perhaps |
| CELEBRATION | Special event organised for someone's birthday or to mark an anniversary (11) |
| PRESENTTIME | Today is someone's birthday, perhaps |
| BOUNCYCASTLE | Sounds like residence made with royal jelly for young queen bee for her birthday perhaps (6,6) |
| ANNIVERSARY | Opponent getting inn back for daughter's birthday, perhaps |
| DITHYRAMB | Bacchic hymn for birthday, perhaps, around 1st May (9) |
| ICER | Writer of "Happy Birthday", perhaps |
| PRESENTDAY | Contemporary birthday perhaps? (7-3) |
| DATE | A birthday, perhaps? (9,4) |
| IMPORTANT | A birthday, perhaps? (9,4) |
| TWIN | Relative who shares your birthday, perhaps |
| CELEBRATE | Mark a birthday, perhaps, with new car (Beetle) (9) |
| ICED | Wrote 'Happy Birthday', perhaps (4) |
| BELATED | Like a birthday card sent a week after someone's birthday |
| ABSENTPRESENT | Result of forgetting to bring someone's birthday gift to their party? |
| FATTEDCALF | *Symbol of rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return |
| DRACULA | Potential stakeholder is out for someone's blood (7) |
| TOAST | Wish for someone's continued health (5) |
| RANSOM | Payment demanded for someone's release (6) |
| TACT | Discretion, consideration for someone's feelings (4) |
