| EARLIEST | First to leave, the ... train |
| SMALLCHANGE | Some coppers and officer leave the train here! (5,6) |
| ZEPPELIN | The one that ended in disaster was the first to leave the band (8) |
| OLIVIA | ___ Attwood, former Love Island contestant who was the first to leave the latest series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! (6) |
| FASTEATER | First to leave the table, perhaps |
| ENTRY | Guardsman first to leave the field |
| ALTON | Composer was first to leave the Towers? (5) |
| OFFTOAFINESTART | First to leave the blocks |
| CARRIAGE | Vehicle taking hundred to match, first to leave (8) |
| EASED | Relieved while in action, the first to leave (5) |
| RAT | Sailor's back, the first to leave ship? (3) |
| HEADRAT | Nigel Farage has been called this, for being the first to leave a 'sinking ship' (4,3) |
| BEGGARLY | One maybe pickled in pub - the first to leave, you mean? |
| CIGAR | First to leave tragic setback in the Big Smoke? (5) |
| EGOIST | Selfish being last to come and first to leave (6) |
| ELEMENTAL | Basic mistake, at first, to leave cheese around the French |
| ANON | Soon to become first to leave list of saints (4) |
| FROMONHIGH | Heaven-sent female first to leave parade -- appearing under the influence? (4,2,4) |
| ZAYNMALIK | Singer who was first to leave One Direction to go solo (4,5) |
| LAST | Position of first to leave a tournament* |