It's really exciting

Charade

FR (synonym of "Father") + IS (synonym of "is") + SON (synonym of "child?"); definition: "It's really exciting"

Artist

Hidden word

Hidden in "artist employed by olymPIC ASSOciation"

phase

Hidden word

Hidden in vitAL PHAse. The word for A in the NATO phonetic alphabet is actually spelt ALFA

position

Charade

VIE (synonym of "Compete") + W (synonym of "with") + POINT (synonym of "purpose"); definition: "position"

Tiny resilient creature

Homophone

Homophone of “tardy” + GRADE (to sort)

Subdued

Acrostic

T (first_letter="there") + A (first_letter="aren't") + M (first_letter="many") + E (first_letter="exciting") = TAME; definition: "Subdued"

It's made two composers get drunk in the East End

Cryptic definition

Cryptic definition

Joining service again when

Anagram

anagram of LENIENT + TERMS = REENLISTMENT; definition: "Joining service again when"

Put

Charade

P (synonym="P") + AVE (synonym="AVE") = PAVE; definition: "Put flags on"

Cruelly treated

Anagram

anagram of AIDEBLURTS ("aide blurts") [anagram: "out ..."] = BRUTALISED; definition: "Cruelly treated"

fitful

Charade

STOP (synonym="give over") + START (synonym="jerk, twitch") = STOPSTART; definition: "fitful"

city once associated with vice

Reversal

Reverse of I’M AIM, and a reference to the TV series Miami Vice — Fifteensquared

first

Charade

LEFT (synonym of "went") + IST (synonym of "first"); definition: "One favouring state involvement"

Strong

Container

GEN (synonym="information") in PUNT (synonym="bet") = PUNGENT; definition: "Strong"

allegiance

The “extreme” letters of FinE AdmiraL TotallY — Fifteensquared

supply

Charade

IM (synonym="IM") + PA (synonym="PA") + RT (synonym="RT") = IMPART; definition: "supply"

Devastating outbreak

Anagram

anagram of PAINS + FLUSH = SPANISHFLU; definition: "Devastating outbreak"

At no

Doubling NEVER gives [the] “never-never”, meaning Hire Purchase or so-called “easy terms” — Fifteensquared

Dumpy

Anagram

anagram of DUMPYONES ("Dumpy one's") [anagram: "trouble"] = PSEUDONYM; definition: "new identity"

Criminal head

Charade

CAP (synonym of "international") + O (abbreviation of "ring"); definition: "Criminal head"

Go quietly

Container

SLIPWAY with A (alpha) “added” – to me that suggests putting it on the end, not inserting in the middle — Fifteensquared

Override

Charade

OUT (synonym of "available") + WEIGH (synonym of "study"); definition: "Override"

chap lacking a partner

Charade

A SINGLE (which would be a poor innings in cricket) + MAN (chap). Chap seems to be doing double duty here — Fifteensquared

Vandal

Anagram

anagram of CRANE (synonym="CRANE") + MIST (synonym="MIST") = MISCREANT; definition: "Vandal"

submission

Charade

PRO (professional, one paid) + OS (outsize) in PAL — Fifteensquared

You're joking

Charade

LEAVE (synonym="Holidays") + OFF (synonym="cancelled?") = LEAVEOFF; definition: "You're joking"

copy

Charade

ESC (synonym="key") + APE (abbreviation="copy") = ESCAPE; definition: "Scarper"

purpose

Charade

AD (synonym of "Commercial") + RIFT (synonym of "break"); definition: "lacking purpose"

Calculate

Container

TU (synonym="Trade Union") in TOP (synonym="best") = TOTUP; definition: "Calculate"

wine region

Reversal

anagram of IT'S + A = ASTI; definition: "wine region"