| BREAKFASTTIME | Do better than the record, perhaps, early on? (9,4) |
| COMPOSES | Makes notes, for the record perhaps (8) |
| RESTATE | Say for the record, perhaps |
| DISCO | Nothing more than the record needed for dance entertainment (5) |
| INDUPURI | Poulomi Ghatak could manage seven national titles in table tennis, one less than the record-holder ... (4,4) |
| READYRECKONER | Kay & Rene record perhaps, it's worked out ahead (5,8) |
| OUTSHINE | Do better than The Sun or upstage The Star? (8) |
| OUTSELL | Do better than the other realtors |
| OUTSTRIP | Do better than the other fan-dancers? (8) |
| OUTLAY | Expenditure caused by some bird that likes to do better than the rest? (6) |
| UPSTAGE | Does GT pause before going all out to do better than the star? |
| BEST | Do better than the top people! (4) |
| CAPPED | Did better than the rest when sealed off |
| POPSONG | The old man's performing - good hit record, perhaps (3,4) |
| REPRODUCTION | Facsimile I put on record perhaps (12) |
| STARTFROMSCRATCH | Queue up a song on a worn vinyl record, perhaps |
| ELVIS | It's on record, perhaps, that he lives anew (5) |
| CHICKENPOX | What's generally spotted early on? |
| GRAYLE | Cherished goal once heading for Glastonbury early on? |
| ARTHURASHE | A renowned tennis hero; universally respected American sportsman; his excellence spotted early on? (6,4) |
