| IDIOLECT | Speech I used to interrupt hero etc when excited (8) |
| MENTIONS | Refers to dudes I used to interrupt a lot (8) |
| AHEM | Expression used to interrupt (4) |
| ACCEPTED | Paced, etc, when about to be taken in (8) |
| OVERBITE | Part of speech I start to teach in Old English ___ how advanced top set is! (8) |
| EYESIGHT | In speech I refer to another faculty |
| CHICANES | Turns of speech I can eschew (8) |
| RESELECT | Choose again reels etc when dancing (8) |
| INACTIVE | Idle and disorderly, vain, etc., when following one (8) |
| MEDIOCRE | Fair energy attributed to dormice when excited (8) |
| CROSSEYE | Being peevish in speech I squint |
| AFLUTTER | Answer "Florida: state" when excited? (8) |
| UPLOADED | Transmitted data to the web when excited and sloshed |
| TURNEDON | Suddenly attacked when excited? (6,2) |
| OVERSOLD | Exaggerated what lovers do when excited |
| DUSTSHEET | A large cloth used to cover furniture, etc, when decorating a room (4,5) |
| KEEPMUM | Fail to speak or communicate etc when expected to? (4,3) |
| LIVERBIRD | As symbol of city, part of speech I delivered to queen wearing topper |
| MLKDAY | January observance when the speech "I Have a Dream" is revisited, for short |
| CITES | Mentions Edinburgh, Glasgow, etc, when I've left (5) |
