| SPARKLER | Scintillating hand-held firework with a mini version used for celebration cake; or, an informal word for a diamond or a glass or champagne (8) |
| CHECK | Pattern on tattersall cloth, a chessboard or Battenberg cake; or, an attack on an opponent's king in chess (5) |
| TIER | Level of a cake or an arena |
| ANGER | Firework with tip off causes fury |
| NOTICED | Unlikely description of a celebration cake, it's remarked (7) |
| CAT | Spinning firework (with two letters 58 Across) (3) |
| BANGERS | (& 16-down) Which meal associates fireworks with flirtation? (7,3,4) |
| CANARY | Yellow finch known collectively as an aria or an opera and formerly employed as a colliery gas detector; a Madeira-like wine; or, an informal word for a jailbird or a soprano (6) |
| CHUTE | A rapid or waterfall; a slide into a swimming-pool; a log flume; or, an informal word for a canopy providing air resistance during a jump (5) |
| BUS | From Latin for "carriage for everyone", a passenger coach with a single/double deck; or, an informal word for an old shaky car or plane (3) |
| WII | Video game console with a "Mini" version |
| IPAD | Tablet with a mini version |
| OREO | Cookie with a Mini version |
| SWIZZLE | Cocktail of rum and bitters; a type of stick for stirring such a drink; or, an informal word for a diddle or a disappointment (7) |
| BREEZE | A light wind; or; an informal word for a quarrel or an easy task (6) |
| LID | Top of a jamjar; or, an informal word for a hat or a crash helmet (3) |
| PEWS | Long benches for members of a congregation or choir in a church; or, an informal word for seats (4) |
| SQUEEZE | Few drops of extracted fruit juice; an embrace; a crush or jam; or, an informal word for a boy/girlfriend (7) |
| SLEEPER | A dormant spy awaiting activation; a beam that holds a rail track in place at the correct gauge; or, an informal word for a sedative (7) |
| ICE | Frozen water forming a skating rink or used to keep drinks cold; or, an informal word for diamonds (3) |
