| YEARLY | End of the story is ahead of its time for annual (6) |
| CHRISTMASDAY | The name of the time for annual celebration (9,3) |
| PEARLY | Describes The Gate's first production - was it ahead of its time? (6) |
| NEARLY | New and ahead of its time, almost (6) |
| DOCTOR | Central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting, played notably by Rex Harrison in a 1967 film, and by Eddie Murphy in 1998-2001; a musical version of the story is at Blackpool Winter Gardens t |
| MISERY | Unfortunate state of Scrooge before the end of the story (6) |
| SCOOPS | News stories aired by broadcaster first ahead of its rivals (6) |
| SKIPTO | Reach prematurely, as the end of the story |
| THEORY | The story is way out in speculation (6) |
| MAGYAR | Overheard in eastern Europe, supplement missing energy for annual occurrence (6) |
| MOTIVE | Reason for annual vehicle test I have (6) |
| OSCARS | Popular term for annual trophies which were first sculpted by George Stanley in 1929 (6) |
| CHRISTIE | The "mother of cosy mysteries" and "queen of crime", whose own fugue-induced disappearance or vanishing for 11 days in 1926 was the subject of one of the most famously puzzling enigmas of its time (8) |
| VICARAGE | Father's address at No 6 has a motor ahead of its time (8) |
| THEVCROFWAKEFIELD | Way-ahead-of-its-time novel of 1766? |
| TAIL | End of the story is heard (4) |
| STARTREK | Stark RTE broadcast of a 1960s series that was light years ahead of its time. (4,4) |
| EARLYBIRDS | Ahead of its time, swallows dinners before going out to play (5,5) |
| PRECOCIOUS | Rare to include firm that's ahead of its time (10) |
| AVANTGARDE | Ahead of its time (2 words) |
