| SMARTEST | States Mr Spring is the best turned out (8) |
| ROSETTES | Colourful satin prizes awarded at dog/horse shows and country fairs for winning classes such as best in show, clear round or best turned-out (8) |
| RUSTLE | ____ of Spring is the third of Sinding's Six Pieces for piano |
| DELAWARE | State Mr. Shannon knew about (8) |
| NEATEST | Best turned out swallow in nest (7) |
| CONDITIONAL | State Mr Pacino is with reservations (11) |
| CAROUSEL | It's a hundred years since the birth of choreographer Agnes de Mille who worked on Broadway classics such as Oklahoma! and this Rodgers %26 Hammerstein classic with the songs Spring Is Bustin' Out All |
| SNOWDROP | Bulbous flower with white petals signalling spring is approaching (8) |
| FOUNTAIN | Spring is unit of an assembly (8) |
| FAREWELL | Board attached to spring is so long (8) |
| LEAPOVER | Spring is finished, that's clear (4,4) |
| LEAPYEAR | Naturally, spring is part of it (4,4) |
| WELLMADE | Variety of edam at end of spring is skilfully produced (4-4) |
| INVERTEDCOMMA | One of four in "Sunday best" turned up before interval |
| RESET | Regularly defective drier's best turned off and on again (5) |
| TERRYJACKS | "Now that the Spring is in the air...": Winnipeg-born singer of "Seasons in the Sun": 2 wds. |
| CUCKOO | With zygodactyl feet, bird more often heard than spotted whose song, considered a herald of spring, is celebrated in the 800-year-old English rota Sumer is icumen in (6) |
| LEA | Spring is short in the meadow |
| GIST | The essence of spring is tedious for some |
| OPENSEASON | Frank Spring is killing time on the estate (4,6) |
