| RIGHTFUL | Just terrible losing first source of finance (8) |
| TAXATION | Cheers unknown country losing its first source of income (8) |
| SPLINTER | Runner losing first of races, stopped by large fracture (8) |
| MESSENGER | Confusion with soccer manager dismissing first source of information (9) |
| EXE | Former engineer's first source of water |
| ENDOWMENT | Two men moved to close first source of income |
| MYRRH | My first source of aromatic resin |
| UDDER | Rude cultivation around dairy, first source of milk (5) |
| SEQUENCE | Court inhibits King's partner, losing first of three points roughly in succession (8) |
| REDLEAD | E.g. diamond put on table first, source of bright colour (3,4) |
| NECKLACE | What a nerve losing first place in jewellers (8) |
| INKERMAN | Mess about, losing first soldier in battle (8) |
| STRESSED | Is losing first hair? Editor's anxious (8) |
| LACROSSE | Scores goal, after losing first half, to change game (8) |
| TERMINUS | Improved after losing first half, dropping final point (8) |
| ASSISTED | Helped sad sister jumping around after losing first race (8) |
| FACILITY | Provides an opportunity to benefit English footballers losing first one in London (8) |
| MORNINGSTAR | Losing source of finance, grants in from new paper (7,4) |
| AWFUL | Losing foremost of liberals is just terrible (5) |
| SLENDER | Shakespearean's second source of finance (7) |
