| LANGUISHED | Felt listless, having been in front when invasive agony occurred (10) |
| DUELLED | Engaged in battle owing to learner having been in front (7) |
| GEORGEBELL | Which official war artist of World War I reached the front when the armistice was signed, and mainly |
| BUNGLED | It stops having been in front and run badly |
| WHISTLED | Sounded carefree, having been in front up to end of game |
| TANGLED | Seaweed that, having been in front, got knotted (7) |
| STARTLED | Shocked, having been in front at the beginning (8) |
| CASTLED | Players were in front when took defensive move in game (7) |
| NAILED | North American initially I was in front when fixed |
| OILED | Oh, I was in front when bribed ... (5) |
| BOBSLED | The huskies were in front when it's taken for a drag (3,4) |
| TABLED | The betting establishment was in front when submitted |
| NEEDLED | Want to have gone in front when provoked (7) |
| POIROT | Detective in front when touring port from the south (6) |
| TREBLED | Somehow Bert was in front when numbers tripled (7) |
| ICED | Having been in the cooler in the police department |
| IDLED | I had been in front briefly but ran in neutral (5) |
| UNSUCCESSFUL | Having been in a "no win" situation? (12) |
| ENDOWED | Given some money, perhaps, having been in debt after the finish (7) |
| BIENENTENDU | Of course, having been in tune, first of discords dreadful |
