| EXPERTISE | A specialist is expected, at the start, to show mastery (9) |
| ETA | When a plane is expected at the gate: Abbr. |
| SHINEAT | Show mastery of |
| SERIALISE | On the radio, breakfast item is expected at first to air in several parts |
| RESETTLED | Found a new place, having struggled after the start to house alien |
| EAVESDROP | What happens in autumn (except the start) to bug (9) |
| ACCIDENTS | In stress, I'd start to show blunders (9) |
| PASSPORTS | Go by harbour and start to show travel documents (9) |
| VIDELICET | Suckers taken by short film, tedious from the start to wit |
| SEDGEMOOR | Start to show superior quality, secure after battle |
| EAGERNESS | About time birds of prey start to show enthusiasm |
| LOWLINESS | Bird during row starts to show some humility (9) |
| MILLRUN | Manage a factory, at the start, to go on stream (4-3) |
| RABBLE | In another way, babel right at the start to the common people |
| DRAWFIRSTBLOOD | Forward played with solid tactical brilliance at the start to open the scoring |
| APPRECIABLE | Recycling paper's sustainable - with a twentyfold increase at the start to make it significant |
| SCRIBE | Two hands drop out at the start, to get an account from a writer (6) |
| PREDOMINATE | Talk foolishly about flipping way I need at the start to be in control |
| YETI | Yes, time, at the start to find Abominable Snowman (4) |
| RAVE | Welcome right at the start, to fume |
