| FROLIC | Prank exciting for Cyril with year passed (6) |
| RAID | Heist put back in calendar after a year's passed (4) |
| TWENTIES | Period of ten years passed amid restrictions |
| FLORIN | Old coin is exciting for Neil, wanting the ultimate in coinage (6) |
| POWWOW | Meeting, something exciting for prisoners? |
| MODIFY | Government department provided with year to change (6) |
| BUSTED | Matt Willis's band who had a hit with Year 3000 (6) |
| RANDRY | Stopped spouting rubbish, primarily, with year in retirement (3,3) |
| STICKY | Put up with year becoming awkward |
| LYRIC | A song for Cyril, upset as he may be . . . (5) |
| SYBIL | On the phone, she could be mistaken for Cyril! (5) |
| LYRICIST | For Cyril it's composition ? others note his words |
| NINEDAYSWONDER | Something that's exciting for very short time, more than a week (4,4,6) |
| ELECTRICBLANKET | It's so exciting for lifeless alien in heated sleepover (8,7) |
| WILDWEST | Very exciting for One Direction in lawless part of America (4,4) |
| SAFFRON | Orange-yellow colour exciting for fans (7) |
| EASTERDAY | Eve of historic event in 1916, for which date's varying with year (6,3) |
| HOPES | Builds up hopes with year for love (5) |
| SAFETYCATCHES | Firm with year contracts, over time they stop firing (6,7) |
| TEENSYWEENSY | Very small youngsters with years to absorb points (6-6) |
