| OUTDISTANCED | Left far behind in position covered by beat (12) |
| STRAGGLER | One who strays from the course is left far behind |
| LAWFUL | Left far from right? Right! |
| LEFTSTANDING | Abandoned candidature, being too far behind (4,8) |
| THROB | Beat by beat at the beginning (5) |
| SCAPAFLOW | Sound in the Orkneys? It's pervaded by beat, loud and deep (5,4) |
| DOWNHILL | Winter Olympic skiing event won by Beat Feuz and Corinne Suter, both of Switzerland, in 2022 (8) |
| HUMDRUM | Dull murmur accompanied by beat (7) |
| DUBBEGOODTOME | 1990 Number 1 UK single by Beats International, based on a 1983 single by the SOS Band |
| LONGLEG | A fielding position in cricket on the on side far behind the batter (4,3) |
| TRITICALE | Plant far behind one in a twisted lattice (9) |
| LONGSTOP | Fielder far behind the wicket in cricket (4,4) |
| ESCALATE | Lift computer key in the middle, far behind (8) |
| LOSESSTEAM | Falls far behind the race leader, perhaps (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| NOONEELSE | "We'll build a world of our own that ... can share; All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there; And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind; When we live in a world of our own" (2-3,4) |
| SPRING | 'if winter comes, can _ _ _ _ _ _ be far behind? |
| BADSECOND | Nasty moment for one far behind the winner (3,6) |
| OUTDISTANCE | Dismissed girl standing to leave far behind |
| EQUIDISTANT | Just as far behind horse, perhaps, first soldier? |
| WINTER | "If ... comes, can Spring be far behind?" (Shelley) |
