| CONVIVIAL | In party spirits with two little people - one a learner (9) |
| SERMONIZED | Preachy type with two little homes round about Day One (10) |
| SERMONISER | Preachy type with two little homes round about Day One (10) |
| MITIGATE | Moderate game with two little Italians playing (8) |
| ROYAL | Sail with two little boys (5) |
| POTENTIAL | Strong one, a learner, shows promise (9) |
| OURSELVES | What we have ___ little spirits with real personality (9) |
| DEPRESSED | In low spirits with the media indeed (9) |
| EXUBERANT | In high spirits, with old partner near, but free (9) |
| GROSGRAIN | Diluted spirits with water, introducing special silky stuff (9) |
| STRANGERS | People one doesn't know (9) |
| CARNATION | Motoring people one may buttonhole? (9) |
| ORIGINATE | Found spirit with answer during old ceremony (9) |
| SNAREDRUM | Caught spirit with percussion instrument (5,4) |
| TOTAL | Little one, a learner, causes wreck (5) |
| CABRIOLET | California spirit with hired convertible |
| EXPONENTIAL | Interpreter finds one a learner, growing up rapidly |
| GENIAL | Cheery one, a learner driver after information |
| BESTIAL | What's recommended for one, a learner, is brutish (7) |
| PITSAW | Cutting tool handled by two people, one of whom is often standing in a hole in the ground |
