| 20 answers for: Before anything else, gone by the upright 10Ac met... |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| PASTTHE | Before anything else, gone by the upright 10Ac method (5,4,3,4) |
| FIRST | Before anything else, gone by the upright 10Ac method (5,4,3,4) |
| POST | Before anything else, gone by the upright 10Ac method (5,4,3,4) |
| LEFT | Remaining, or else gone (4) |
| FIRSTTHING | Object, rifts developing before - before anything else (5,5) |
| INITIAL | Before anything else, sign on the dotted line (7) |
| SAYINGS | Nautical ones include "know the ropes" and "gone by the board" (7) |
| FIRSTLY | Tree leaf found in a pen before anything else (7) |
| INTHEFIRSTPLACE | Before anything else, leading article must be suppressed (2,3,5,5) |
| FIRSTOFALL | Autumn includes one frost put out before anything else (5,2,3) |
| ATFIRST | Before anything else ___ stir, stir fat! (2,5) |
| THEFIRSTTHING | Before anything else, it's object number one (3,5,5) |
| FIRSTAID | Before anything else, servant's heading off for immediate medical assistance (5,3) |
| FORASTART | Before anything else (3,1,5) |
| FIRSTOFF | Elitist under pine trees, before anything else (5,3) |
| CALENDAR | Most of its leaves will have gone by the end of autumn (8) |
| PASTA | Food gone by the middle of May |
| IMMEDIATELY | Before anything else |
| UPFRONT | Before anything else |
| FOREMOST | Before anything else |
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