| SHOCKEDEVERYONE | Proving his invention of the joy buzzer to be a complete success, Adams ___ |
| ACLEANSWEEP | A properly run lottery might be a complete success (1,5,5) |
| JOKESTER | Joy buzzer user |
| PRANKS | Joy-buzzer handshakes and such |
| NEARLYMAN | Primitive old lady in news, not a complete success |
| EASTMAN | Founder of the Kodak camera empire based on his invention of the roll of film negative, George ... (7) |
| EDISON | His invention of the direct current electrical generator lost out to the alternating current options of Tesla and Westinghouse, Thomas Alva ... |
| WILSON | Charles Thomson Rees -; recipient of a Nobel Prize for his invention of the cloud chamber (6) |
| NASMYTH | Artist and engineer best-known for his invention of the steam hammer whose self-portrait in pastel is held by the National Galleries of Scotland (7) |
| FAHRENHEIT | Scientific instrument maker and physicist who devised a temperature scale to go with his invention of the mercury-in-glass thermometer (10) |
| NOBEL | Chemist who bequeathed the money he accrued from his invention of dynamite to set up a series of awards (5) |
| FRANGIPANE | Named after an Italian marquis or his invention of a plumeria-based fragrance for scenting gloves, a rich almond-vanilla pastry cream, used as a filling for a Bakewell tart, galette des rois or other |
| OTIS | His invention of a safety brake for his elevators made the high-rise building safe and practicable, |
| TESLA | Engineer noted for his invention of the first AC motor and work on highfrequencies and vibrations (5) |
| BENTLEY | E.C., English journalist noted for his invention of the clerihew (7) |
| VOLTA | Italian physicist, born 1745, known for his invention of the battery and discovering methane (5) |
| NEHRU | Swedish chemist and engineer whose fortune that was accumulated from his invention of dynamite enabled him to institute a series of prizes awarded for outstanding work (5) |
| ACORN | My first wife was from Crowan -- she turned out to be a complete nut! (5) |
| LOSER | My last boyfriend, who came from Loders, turned out to be a complete no-hoper (5) |
| WINO | Toper shows how to be a complete loser? |
