| NOVITIATE | State of beginner to invite a new twist to it (9) |
| TURN | Act that has a twist to it (4) |
| BRIGHTANDEARLY | Clever to invite a new start with fondness - eight hours or so after 1? (6,3,5) |
| SHED | Cast of beginners to study hard, exercising daily (4) |
| ERSTWHILE | Former Welsh rite given a new twist |
| RETICULAR | Netted it with a cruel twist to the right (9) |
| EXTREMISM | Old term given new twist by one small in zealotry (9) |
| TERMINATE | After a while, I get neat twist to end with (9) |
| RANCOROUS | Bitter twist to our scorn about the absolute beginner (9) |
| CHAMPAGNE | Amazing change - invite a politician for a celebratory drink... |
| INEFFABLE | Unspeakable and fine twist to story (9) |
| MINSTRELS | Listen, Mrs Twist, to strolling musicians (9) |
| DISPLACE | Supplant starter of dumplings, special needing a new twist (8) |
| INLOVEWITH | Enamoured, only to invite a howl of protest (2,4,4) |
| ASKFORIT | Order sweet vermouth, only to invite a spot of bother (3,3,2) |
| BALLETDANCER | Performer giving recent ballad a new twist (6-6) |
| PENDANT | Piano finale with a new twist, ultimately something hanging (7) |
| GENTLE | The kind to invite a bite? (6) |
| COMEACROPPER | Fail to invite a tenant farmer (4,1,7) |
| COME | What one says to invite a mild rebuke (4) |
