| EBULLIENT | In high spirits, as Blue Nile wastes little time (9) |
| EXUBERANT | In high spirits as former partner and unionist exchange banter |
| WEESMALLHOURS | Waste little time when it's this early? |
| FULLOFBEANS | In high spirits, as 23 may be |
| MERRIMENT | High spirits as police impound posh car - mine's broken down! (9) |
| LIMESCALE | Falsehood, taking spirit as a deposit (9) |
| PARACLETE | In Christian theology, the Holy Spirit as advocate or counsellor |
| HAILSTONE | Welcomes spirit as something sent from the heavens (9) |
| NYCSUBWAY | Test subject #4 perceives A and C as blue, B and D as orange, 1 and 2 as red; maybe she rides the .. |
| ELATION | High spirits as family member goes topless |
| EXUBERANCE | High spirits, as sexy Hubert dances unclothed (10) |
| DOWNHEARTED | In low spirits as he wanted Rod sacked (11) |
| FRITTERAWAY | Waste little by little (6 to 8) |
| THEBLUES | Low spirits, as experienced by St. Louis's hockey team? |
| DOUBLE | Two shots of spirits as an informal measure; or, an actor's substitute (6) |
| PECKER | One's spirits, as kept up by a bird? (6) |
| INVOKES | Calls on a spirit as witness, for inspiration or in prayer (7) |
| AQUAVIT | Spirit, as in Bible, with appealing quality |
| FRITTER | Waste little by little (7) |
| USABLE | May be put in the programme, though it's as blue as can be (6) |
