| DEADAHEAD | Cut flowers providing setting for start of anniversary at twelve o'clock |
| WATERPOLO | Splashy, a wet pool is setting for start of rowdy game (5,4) |
| HEIDELBERG | Keep secret, reportedly, the Spanish composer providing setting for The Student Prince |
| PHRASE | Stage providing setting for actor's last few words (6) |
| BUTTERANDEGGS | Two-tone flower providing ingredients for omelette |
| ASTER | Flower providing a brief experience, with head dropping |
| ROSEHIP | Fruit from flower providing syrup (7) |
| NOON | Almost nobody to be seen at twelve o'clock |
| MIDDAY | Amy did alterations at twelve o'clock (6) |
| MIDI | Dress at twelve o'clock in France (4) |
| NORTH | Cardinal direction found at 12 o'clock on a compass dial |
| HANDSUP | What the holdup man says at 12 o'clock? (5,2) |
| JUBILEECLIP | For watertight tightening of anniversary film piece? (7,4) |
| TRICENTENNIAL | Celebration of anniversary of 300 years (13) |
| INVERT | Turn around in middle of anniversary on square (6) |
| HENRYFORD | King's Cross, as subject of anniversary (5,4) |
| GOLDENJUBILEE | The sort of anniversary that might be celebrated by a '50' (6,7) |
| ATTENDANCE | Turning up at eight, dine, _ _, _ and, at twelve, go home? |
| SECONDELEVEN | Reserves who will probably only start at twelve (6,6) |
| DEANJAGGER | Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for his role in "Twelve O'Clock High" |