| OUTDISTANCED | Left (a competitor) far behind |
| OUTDISTANCE | Leave (a competitor) far behind (11) |
| NOONEELSE | "We'll build a world of our own that ... can share; All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there; And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind; When we live in a world of our own" (2-3,4) |
| TRITICALE | Plant far behind one in a twisted lattice (9) |
| ALLOUR | The Seekers promised, 'We'll build a world of our own that no-one else will share, ... sorrows we'll leave far behind us there' (3,3) |
| STRAGGLER | One who strays from the course is left far behind |
| LONGLEG | A fielding position in cricket on the on side far behind the batter (4,3) |
| LEFTSTANDING | Abandoned candidature, being too far behind (4,8) |
| LOSE | Leave far behind |
| SPRING | 'if winter comes, can _ _ _ _ _ _ be far behind? |
| LONGSTOP | Fielder far behind the wicket in cricket (4,4) |
| EQUIDISTANT | Just as far behind horse, perhaps, first soldier? |
| OUTOFTHERUNNING | Too far behind |
| ESCALATE | Lift computer key in the middle, far behind (8) |
| WINTER | "If ... comes, can Spring be far behind?" (Shelley) |
| RIGHTAWAY | Quite far behind immediately (5,4) |
| BADSECOND | Nasty moment for one far behind the winner (3,6) |
| LOSESSTEAM | Falls far behind the race leader, perhaps (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| RATE | You don't want to be too far behind this, over or run (4) |
| SCRATCH | An injury inflicted by a cat's claw; or, a starting point in a race for a competitor without a handicap (7) |
