| CREMEDELACREME | *. . . second is the best... |
| LORINERS | Among large Renoir pieces, second is The Metal Workers (8) |
| SUMMERSTOCK | Stage productions that might take place in July or August: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word of this answer is a season, and the second is a synonym for "broth") |
| WINTERSOUP | Dish that might be served with a ladle in January or February: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word of this answer is a season, and the second is a food that might contain broth) |
| IFFY | Missing the first, second is second-rate (4) |
| OTHER | The second is carrying the gold (5) |
| BALEARS | Day which celebrates the granting of autonomy to Mallorca and its neighbouring islands, March 1st is the actual date but with that being a Sunday this year, Monday March 2nd is designated a public hol |
| DIADE | Day which celebrates the granting of autonomy to Mallorca and its neighbouring islands, March 1st is the actual date but with that being a Sunday this year, Monday March 2nd is designated a public hol |
| LESILLES | Day which celebrates the granting of autonomy to Mallorca and its neighbouring islands, March 1st is the actual date but with that being a Sunday this year, Monday March 2nd is designated a public hol |
| THESIS | The second is a dissertation (6) |
| TEAM | Horses harnessed together: the second is out of energy |
| ASHURST | Station on the Oxted line where one second is painful, time slipping away (7) |
| LENTO | Fast bowler's second is slow (5) |
| LATER | Afterwards following second is a roofer |
| UHHUH | In rush, though taking every second is OK |
| UNSTRAINED | Amateur boxing second is natural (10) |
| RESIGNING | Monarch for about a second, is abdicating (9) |
| ONCEMORE | Second is added to improvised encore again |
| MOIST | Tearful second is third at first (5) |
| MOTORIST | Second is engaged by wrong driver (8) |
