| BOLDNESS | In the first instance, Biden's age is a striking characteristic |
| LIGHTNING | Striking characteristic of 'Britannia' class No. 70019 (9) |
| THEE | It's the second of these striking characteristics we've seen that shows us the old you |
| TWOBYTWO | Women held in roadside robbery in the first instance talk with officers in pairs (3,2,3) |
| TOMTHUMB | This compact tawhiwhi is a striking winter evergreen shrub (3,5) |
| PRIMARILY | Wearily dismiss us as formerly precise in the first instance (9) |
| GOALKEEPER | Banks perhaps aim to maintain excellent rates in the first instance (10) |
| NUFF | In the first instance, niceties usually feel fairly sufficient |
| OWNUP | Have untold pride in the first instance and confess (3,2) |
| TRUE | You’re right in the first instance to have regrets |
| FRANKENSTEIN | 12's novel outspoken genius needing information in the first instance |
| SMOCKS | Protection for art students in the first instance sitting practice exams (6) |
| PRISTINA | Capital of Kosovo, where the average age is around 25 (8) |
| GAFFE | Being very loud in giving the wrong age, is a mistake (5) |
| SENILITY | Old age is yet mad about nothing (8) |
| EON | The age is a revolutionary one (3) |
| RENOUNCE | “Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should ____ life early and the human race come to an end” (Joseph Conrad) |
| AEON | This age is a disturbed one (4) |
| AGENDA | And age is a factor when there are things to be carried out |
| CYMBALIST | In recital, poet is a striking performer |
