| SEEN | (& 13-across) Scene sounded nicer with Daisy playing. I left - past my prime! (4,6,4) |
| DISPLAY | Show Daisy playing to capture the record back (7) |
| PASTIT | Father's bird is no longer in her prime! (4,2) |
| INCIDENTAL | (and 28 Across) Scene and dubious claim about us - it creates mood (10,5) |
| AND | See 15 Across, Scene, in 1982, of a 21 of Palestinian refugees by Lebanese militia, assisted by Israeli troops (5,3,7) |
| SWEETENER | Saccharine is nicer with some nectar in (9) |
| LINCOLNSHIRE | County, nicer with no hills anyway (12) |
| BLOOM | Bookclub loo made nicer with a flower (5) |
| HOTPURSUIT | What cops are in, in 14-Across scenes |
| EMPIRE | In the East and in my prime with my wide domain |
| BRODIE | Literary protagonist Jean who tells her pupils, "I am dedicated to you in my prime" |
| IMPASSE | Stalemate comes when I'm past my best (7) |
| IMAGO | I'm past my perfect insect stage! (5) |
| MACAW | Falco, Wham my regulars for playing, I repeat |
| PHYSICIST | Could start playing 'I Spy' with this expert? (9) |
| EGYPTIANS | Agent playing "I spy" with these people (9) |
| PHYSICIAN | Doctor playing I Spy with china |
| GOWITHOUT | Playing, I ought to win from the start, but give up (2,7) |
| STAMP | Past my first usable imprint |
| ISHOULDGO | "Welp, it's past my bedtime" |
