| SLEEPERHIT | Film that flops but then becomes popular, e.g. |
| WAVER | Welsh leader will maintain but then become indecisive (5) |
| OLDIE | Golden _ , Christmas film from earlier era that is still popular, eg (5) |
| OPENTOE | Like flip-flops but not work boots |
| EDSEL | Then it was a flop, but now it's a honey |
| TOTAL | "You're the Nile; you're the Tower of Pisa; You're the smile on the Mona Lisa; I'm a worthless check, a ... wreck, a flop; But if, baby, I'm the bottom, you're the top" |
| TOWER | "You're the Nile; You're the ... of Pisa; You're the smile; On the Mona Lisa; I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop; But if, baby, I'm the bottom, you're the top" |
| CATCH | Apprehend the kind of phrase that becomes popular (5) |
| SMOKEBOMB | Stoner movie that flops at the box office? |
| FALSEDAWN | Servile flattery about dubious deals in promising start that flops (5,4) |
| BOMB | Movie that flops at the box office |
| TURKEY | Stage play that flops |
| PHENOMENON | Film: John Travolta is a mechanic who sees the light & then becomes a genius (1996). |
| ENTHUSES | Shows great keenness then becomes upset over customs (8) |
| HEATHEN | He starts appraising and then becomes a pagan (7) |
| ADHERENT | There and then becomes a follower (8) |
| ENLIGHTENS | Teaches English nervously at first then becomes less serious (10) |
| GNARLIER | GNER rail is twisted... and then becomes even more twisted (8) |
| ALOOF | A lively fellow starts by getting two rounds in, then becomes withdrawn |
| NEBULA | It's blue in North America initially, then becomes a little cloudy |
