| HEATTREAT | Temper shown at special midsummer occasion, perhaps (4-5) |
| FEASTDAYS | Fairy skirts bearing diamonds at special celebrations (5,4) |
| SHORTFUSE | Quick temper shown by chess player following practice (5,4) |
| EQUINOXES | Bovine type is into horses at special times of year |
| HIGHLIGHT | Drunken blonde at special feature. (9) |
| PETULANCE | Bad temper shown by alien in rising up with weapon (9) |
| ALLEVIATE | Temper shown when gangster, priest and troublemaker meet (9) |
| STORMCONE | Worried monster company, in short, shown at wind up time? (5,4) |
| PRIMETIME | Issue ruler has with prince going west shown at say, between 8 pm and 10 pm, (5,4) |
| CHARLATAN | Fake map with area around city shown at the back |
| SCAVENGER | Fury that is shown at first - one should clean up |
| STEINBECK | Writer of Pot Black theme music (honky-tonk) shown at end? (9) |
| PETTICOAT | Mentioned trivial film to be shown at end of 1? (9) |
| INNOCENCE | Naivete shown at bar in Orange County by old US vice-president, losing the head |
| UPDO | Hairstyle for a special occasion, perhaps |
| TONEDOWN | Temper shown by only doctor in built-up area (4,4) |
| PADDYFIELD | Temper shown by all competitors in rice-growing area (5,5) |
| LASER | Optical device starts to look at special electronic records (5) |
| SALE | Buy one get one free occasion perhaps |
| HOTDATE | "Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps |