| EARLIERON | Far end of Alsace Lorraine rebuilt some time ago (7,2) |
| SAAR | River rising in the Vosges Mountains on the border of Alsace-Lorraine |
| INTHEPAST | Curious hatpin set of some time ago (2,3,4) |
| GOLDENAGE | Some time ago, legend perhaps may show us |
| YESTERDAY | Sounded wise to include dearest some time ago (9) |
| CONCIERGE | Caretaker one taking work unit into clubs some time ago |
| BACKISSUE | Sick abuse upset publication some time ago (4,5) |
| HIDEOUSLY | Awfully wily to obscure far end of secret place (9) |
| GRANDEST | Region of NE France formed in 2016 from the former regions of Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine (5,3) |
| POSTWAR | Job with Head of Alsace Resistance after VE Day? |
| INADAZE | Latest cleaner raiding case of Alsace, woozy (2,1,4) |
| SINCE | Some of yours sincerely, some time ago (5) |
| SAC | Bag from Alsace-Lorraine |
| LORRAINE | Sister province of Alsace (8) |
| LIRE | Story about Rome's beginning as capital of Italy some time ago (4) |
| BOTTOM | Word used to describe the foot of a hill, the bed of the sea, floor of a valley or the far end of a garden (6) |
| AFRICA | Continent out of which there's always something new, according to Pliny some time ago |
| EPOCH | Looking back, he boxed officer some time ago perhaps (5) |
| APOTHECARY | He dispensed with scruples some time ago |
| PESETAS | Vegetables with gel put in tin some time ago |
