| CORNONTHECOB | Dicky Connor gets article from Pen's companion - it needs to be buttered up, for starters! (4,2,3,3) |
| FLATTERED | Female over coffee looking embarrassed to be buttered up (9) |
| BLANDISHED | Uninteresting one sent packing must be buttered up |
| INDIANAN | Sounds like Sue gets article from Illinois neighbour (8) |
| ELI | Priest gets article from essayist (3) |
| ABYSMAL | Dreadful article from pen of second man getting cut (7) |
| SCONE | It might be buttered in historic Scottish place (5) |
| KEEPFRESH | Stop from going off to Newcastle? And that's for starters! (4,5) |
| THECATINTHEHAT | It might be presented as cheetah in that titfer, for starters! (3,3,2,3,3) |
| ISTANBUL | First article brought up, for starters, by Left in Turkey (8) |
| ANTIPASTI | It's a paint that's mixed up for starters |
| BURETTES | Glass tubes broken up for starters, one of us getting knocked over (8) |
| AUPOIVRE | In wild rave-up for starters, olive is served with pepper (2,6) |
| LOGICIAN | One sees the method in their madness? It's the reason I'm aware now, for starters! (8) |
| OBOIST | He/she plays instrument - and can be observed blowing one in steam train, for starters! (6) |
| POUR | Pretty oneself up for starters at last supper and serve drinks (4) |
| JESU | Pie and this? Just eat some up for starters (4) |
| PRIMPS | Preens: repeatedly improves make-up, plucks and shaves - just for starters! (6) |
| GNOCCHI | Jesus! Tory Government must be overthrown for starters! (7) |
| TEEOFF | Toffee fudge? Of course, it's only for starters! (3,3) |
