| EARNER | Employee, beginner starting late (6) |
| ENIGMA | Starting late, imagine tricky puzzle (6) |
| TUSKED | Elephant is requested, starting late, following workers (6) |
| ASSIST | Help musician starting late (6) |
| GREECE | Country match starting late by church (6) |
| RAMMED | Very busy swot starting late, middle in Latin (6) |
| ALTERS | Shifts and stumbles, starting late (6) |
| INTERN | Season starting late, November, for US student (6) |
| UNREAL | Incredible run spoilt by deal starting late (6) |
| URGENT | Critical that dog starting late reaches man (6) |
| OTHERS | Starting late, irritates the rest (6) |
| OUTLET | Store's solicitor, starting late, interrupted service (6) |
| REAGAN | Manager, starting late, agitated old US President (6) |
| IGNORE | Disregard Italian gentleman starting late (6) |
| ARCHER | Bowman, demonstrator starting late (6) |
| RABIES | When starting late, children should gain resistance against disease (6) |
| ROCKET | One's fired up by music set starting late (6) |
| LAYOUT | Game starting late? Exposed plan (3,3) |
| ACKACK | Anti-aircraft fire from rear starting late repeatedly (3-3) |
| EMU | Bird starting late |
