| TOADY | At first you decided awful outfit turned up is flattering one |
| SIB | Brother that's turned up is bachelor |
| NASTYHABIT | God-awful outfit is fuelling addiction (5,5) |
| DISCOURTEOUS | Impolite and indecorous to leave Northern Ireland in awful outfit |
| ETTU | "Even YOU decided to betray me?" |
| YOURSTYLE | "Take off the gloomy mask of tragedy; It's not ...; You'll look so good that you'll be glad you decided to smile," from Put On A Happy Face (4,5) |
| FLYSWAT | What you might need, when at first you spot wasp in apartment (7) |
| BLAMEASUBORDINATE | If at first you don't succeed... |
| TRYALITTLEARDOR | If at first you don't succeed... |
| RETRY | What to do if at first you don't succeed |
| REDEFINETHEMISSION | "If at first you don't succeed ..." |
| TRYAGAIN | If at first you don't succeed, try and ___, saying (3,5) |
| MEANWELL | Miserly at first, you and I will have good intentions |
| APOCRYPHA | At first you approach, with some trepidation, dubious writings |
| CYANIDE | At first, you can die horribly from this? (7) |
| MAYST | Tucking into acorns? At first you are allowed to (5) |
| DONTSUCCEED | Say what? If at first you ___, try, try again (4,7) |
| TRY | Word after "If at first you don't succeed ..." |
| PLANB | "If at first you don't succeed" course of action |
| APRIL | At first, you could be made a fool of (5) |
