| POSTCARD | Jack is not the first from 24 down bringing news of the travellers (8) |
| MESSENGER | One bringing news of chaos and wild energy, briefly (9) |
| TEEMS | Pours down, bringing a degree of spate to the river (5) |
| TURKISHDELIGHT | 20-down bringing ecstasy in Ankara (7,7) |
| CAPETOWN | A cat in Jersey is not the first from the city (4,4) |
| BRETHREN | Herbert Rock is not the first of the older brothers (8) |
| PICKNMIX | The Jewel in The Crown is not the first to combine an assortment of sweets (4,1,3) |
| SAUCEPAN | Neapolitan relative is not the first on the range (8) |
| UNBEATEN | Engineer consumed by butane explosion is not the first to not have found a match (8) |
| LICENSEE | One of those behind bars is not the first to follow parasites for notice (8) |
| CARNIVAL | Accountant is not the first taken in by opponent - is that fair? (8) |
| WAGONLIT | Awfully long wait for the rest of the travellers on railway |
| FUNEREAL | Gloomy English games partner is the first from Brazilian capital? (8) |
| MERINGUE | Cake menu - the first from Ireland for half the guests (8) |
| LUCKYYOU | Lightning Seeds single of 1994, the first from the album Jollification |
| CUPFINAL | Aga Khan, for one, is not the first to decide the winners and losers (3,5) |
| RETAINER | Old family servant is not the first consumed by Eritrea unrest (8) |
| CYCLAMEN | A Frenchman in Revolution is not the first plant (8) |
| PERJURER | Nobleman welcomes resistance to James the First from old city - he's a liar and all The Court knows it (8) |
| MARATHON | Which sporting event commemorates the run of Pheidippides, who carried the news of the Persian landing at ___ to Sparta? |