| HAPPYNEWYEAR | What you say on 1 January (5,3,4) |
| CHEERIO | What you say on leaving majority of cheese and port (7) |
| FOREVER | What it will say on 1-Across's forthcoming 23-Across, and how long we wish she had lived |
| CARGOSHIP | Large vessel: fish nets I say on one (5,4) |
| EURO | What banknotes and coins went into circulation on 1 January, 2002? (4) |
| FIONA | _ Phillips, TV presenter also born on 1 January (5) |
| FRANK | _ Langella, US film star celebrating his birthday on 1 January (5) |
| NEWYEAR | It begins - annually - on 1 January! (3,4) |
| SLOVAK | Inhabitant of the central European republic that came into being on 1 January 1993 (6) |
| CROATIA | (GKN) Most recent country to adopt the euro as its currency, replacing the kuna on 1 January 2023 (7) |
| PREVAIL | Succeed in getting through the border, you say, on return (7) |
| VANUATU | Vehicle you, say, on a Tuesday took to the islands (7) |
| HANGAR | He depends, you say, on getting a shed (6) |
| OUNCE | The cat, you say, on cue is put out (5) |
| TACKS | A levy, you say, on nails (5) |
| WALLY | Picture puzzle endures, did you say, on mural, fancifully? (6,5) |
| WHERES | Picture puzzle endures, did you say, on mural, fancifully? (6,5) |
| CUTTER | It's cold, you say, on the vessel (6) |
| EMU | Bird you say, on border of emblem? (3) |
| MINDYOURPSANDQS | Watch what you say - your letters may cause offence (4,4,1'1,3,1'1) |
