| NERVOUS | Runs over, right away, being highly strung (7) |
| ESTONIA | Sent one over, right away, into a Baltic state (7) |
| NOW | Triumphed over right away (3) |
| EXTRAVAGANT | Minor player, one in unsettled state, right away being wasteful |
| IMPUDENT | Was rather inconsiderate, right away, being quite cheeky (8) |
| ONEROUS | It's a troublesome task for Oscar, being highly strung losing vote (7) |
| DUDGEON | State of being (highly) aggrieved (7) |
| RWANDAN | Dawn ran away, being from this country (7) |
| SEMINAL | Kiss from a Rose singer taking a little time, being highly original, influential and important (7) |
| DIEDOWN | Fade away, being disheartened after endless diet (3,4) |
| ORATORY | Eloquence over Right by Cameron perhaps (7) |
| RETRACE | Again go over right to create new pattern (7) |
| TRAMPLE | Walk all over right back of large dimensions (7) |
| SCRUPLE | Uneasiness resulting from small ulcer developing over right side of lip (7) |
| SURPLUS | Left over right, together with a couple of supports at the front (7) |
| NEUROTIC | One wandered around ancient city with twitch, being highly strung (8) |
| TENNISRACKET | Being highly-strung, hit out when crowd at court made hullaballoo |
| EDGY | Being highly strung takes the art out of tragedy somehow (4) |
| GOGETTING | Scrambled egg tonight -- husband's away being ambitious (2-7) |
| SUSPECTED | In the south of Germany, spook runs away, being mistrusted |