| GETAWAY | Mid-Atlantic notion first in line to understand a method for a perfect break (2,5,7) |
| ANIDEAL | Mid-Atlantic notion first in line to understand a method for a perfect break (2,5,7) |
| ABSENTEEBALLOT | *Voting method for a citizen living abroad |
| DELMARDELAWARE | Mid-Atlantic border town portmanteau |
| LIPSTICK | Whether kissing pink, nude or red, it's a cosmetic rod for a perfect pout, a wand that adds colour to one's smile, rouge for Cupid's bow, what you might leave on a glass /collar and an apparent morale |
| NEXTDOOR | First in line to perform old routine initially close to home (4,4) |
| PHILISTINE | Greek character first in line to be a barbarian (10) |
| STOLLEN | First in line to break hot bread |
| CURACAO | Horrible man has a method for processing application for island in Caribbean (7) |
| STOWAWAY | To get, in the South-west, a method for illegal voyager (8) |
| HEIR | First in line to the throne |
| RULE | Regret about first in line to be monarch (4) |
| ELDEST | First in line to the throne |
| ELORATING | System employed in chess as a method for assessing the skill levels of competitors (3,6) |
| RADAR | A method for detecting the position and velocity of a distant object (5) |
| RECIPE | List of ingredients with a method for preparing a dish such as any of |
| POINTS | --- system, a method for determining the winner of a cricket series involving multiple formats of matches (6) |
| IPPON | A point for a perfect throw in judo or karate. (5) |
| MISSAL | Fail to understand a line in prayer book |
| SEEK | Go looking for a way to understand a king (4) |
