| LEAKOUT | Lake, perhaps, to become known |
| RELEASE | With calmness left about to allow to become known |
| TRANSPIRE | Managed, without issue, to be dressed in flag to become known (9) |
| EMERGE | Girl, say, returns to become known (6) |
| LEAKED | Allowed secret information to become known (6) |
| ACQUAINTED | Gave good service about odd way to become known (10) |
| CHIANG | In 1934 around 100,000 Chinese communists under the leadership of Mao Tse-tung retreated 10,000 km from the Nationalist Army of ... Kai-Shek in what was to become known as the Long March |
| EVENOUT | Decrease, perhaps, to become equal |
| SOPRANO | Bribe Nora, perhaps, to become a singer (7) |
| DRUGGET | Hemp, perhaps, to become floor covering |
| GOSPELLER | Leave witch, perhaps, to become religious type |
| NOTABLE | Unqualified perhaps, to become famous |
| HOTSHOT | Potter's much fancied attempt, perhaps, to become wizard |
| PHENOMENAL | Help one man, perhaps, to become extraordinary (10) |
| HALE | Heal perhaps to become healthy! (4) |
| WATERPROOF | Seal in lake perhaps? Verification to follow (10) |
| JOSEPH | First of judges hopes, perhaps, to become Mary's husband (6) |
| DROPONESGUARD | Bit dangerous perhaps to become less vigilant (4,4,5) |
| INSERIES | Popular soprano following overture to Swan Lake, perhaps sequentially linked (2,6) |
| SKIFF | Boat on a lake, perhaps |
