| ATFIRST | In the beginning stir fat again (2,5) |
| AWAKEN | A late party: night's beginning, stir yourself |
| GENESIS | Book that says "in the beginning" in the beginning (7) |
| ABRAHAM | Character played by George C. Scott in the 1966 John Huston film The Bible: In the Beginning (7) |
| PREFACE | Did the first fellow caper about by the end, or in the beginning? (7) |
| STEWART | In the beginning, we stood in for him (7) |
| VESTING | In the beginning, putting money in clothing (7) |
| NOVELLA | In the beginning of the month Ella produced this work (7) |
| PIANIST | Musician Ani in programme, left out for Premji in the beginning (7) |
| INVITRO | German bomb, in the beginning, as such a rare conception? |
| ORIGAMI | In the beginning mostly collecting American and oriental art (7) |
| INTENSE | Great, though jittery in the beginning |
| YEARDOT | In the beginning ready to run (4,3) |
| OTHELLO | Play: it starts "In the beginning" by word of introduction |
| SECURED | Protected dog in the beginning |
| CHUGGED | In the beginning, couple embraced and made repeated noises |
| ECSTASY | Reside around Stutterheim in the beginning following Eastern Cape joy (7) |
| ORACLES | Used coarse language in the beginning of God's words (7) |
| TUITION | In the beginning, having a feeling for teaching (7) |
| ACTUATE | Kindle's performance had overwhelmed users in the beginning (7) |
