| KINKAJOU | Ray Davies has a nearly full day in Marseilles as nocturnal South American (8) |
| BOUCHESDURHONE | Department of France with Marseille as its capital |
| DOUROUCOULI | A small, nocturnal South American monkey, also called night monkey or owl monkey |
| OWLMOTH | Very large nocturnal South American insect (3-4) |
| PACA | Nocturnal South American rodent (4) |
| TASTEFUL | Far from offensive to move state with what's nearly full (8) |
| AARDVARK | The nocturnal South African mammal Orycteropus afer (8) |
| SATIATED | Full day before I engineer date (8) |
| SIBLINGS | Dave and Ray Davies, e.g. |
| THEKINKS | 1960s UK band led by Ray Davies (3,5) |
| ATOMISER | Mister A nearly closed number 34, perhaps |
| TWICE | How many times a clock's little hand goes around in a full day |
| RAISEDALOTOFEYEBROWS | Had a full day as a plastic surgeon? |
| RUEFUL | It's a bit of a laugh being sorry for French street being nearly full (6) |
| YOUTHFUL | It's not me at half-time returning nearly full of the joys of spring (8) |
| CELESTIAL | Church, in case nearly full, accepting one's divine (9) |
| THEKINKSARETHEVILLAGEGREENPRES | 1968 concept album described by Ray Davies as "the most successful ever flop" |
| KICKINGUPASTINK | Robbing Ray Davies at gunpoint, according to Spooner, is creating a fuss (7,2,1,5) |
| DIAMOND | Name a nearly pure form of carbon, valued as a precious stone (7) |
| SATED | Full day before empty day (5) |
