| GLORIOUS | Wonderful girl, so excited about Open University (8) |
| GLORIES | Delights in girl so excited about start of excursion (7) |
| BROUHAHA | British laughter about Open University leads to big fuss (8) |
| TSUNDOKU | Sound of disapproval about Open University acquiring more books than one can use (8) |
| ANGELICA | Wonderful girl in charge, a sweetly-decorative thing |
| SEAPOWER | We are so excited about opening of ports and naval strength (3,5) |
| REPUBLIC | Hesitation about open country (8) |
| TOGETHER | Aim of boy pursuing girl - so that the two are? |
| JOKINGLY | Sovereign found by girl so far from grave |
| ANNOUNCE | Declare arrival of girl, then wait, by sound of it? (8) |
| MEGALITH | Stone married English girl, then engineered hit (8) |
| VIRGINIA | Virtuous girl, then the reverse of very good, in a state (8) |
| SOUTHCAROLINA | Scholar worried about Open University test ultimately in a state (5,8) |
| WASHOUT | What's silly about Open University fiasco (7) |
| LUDICROUS | Lord, one caught Royal Society about Open University - it's absurd (9) |
| GOLFWIDOWS | Desperate housewives go wild, so excited about fellow's clothing (4,6) |
| SOAPOPERA | Appear so excited about love in TV drama (4,5) |
| SIDEBOARDS | Bidder's so excited about first piece of auction's furniture (10) |
| ISOBARS | Is so excited about counter having features of a weather chart (7) |
| ROYALASCOT | Actor so excited about bet returned for race meeting |