| RIVALS | Right before four a disheartened lass sees opponents |
| ARRIVE | Roll up right before four. Are outside (6) |
| RASCALS | A vandalised car and lass sees the wee scoundrels (7) |
| NEWAGE | Modern movement in which one sees opponents carry on? |
| HOWLS | Way in which disheartened lass cries (5) |
| ESPY | See opponents start to play hockey at last |
| QUAD | Meaning "four", a word used as a prefix in names of things including a courtyard, a 4 x 4 motorbike and a four-footed animal such as a horse; or, a serving of four shots of espresso (4) |
| QUADRANT | From the Latin meaning "four", a fourth part/sector of a circle; or, a mariner or stargazer's old instrument with a graduated arc of 90 degrees for measuring altitudes (8) |
| TASSERA | From "four", a cube, die or square tablet on which a watchword was written as a token or ticket in classical times; or, a small quadrilateral block/tile for mosaic (7) |
| TOPS | The Fab Four a.k.a. The Mop ___ |
| ATTACHED | A disheartened triallist felt pain in a romantic relationship? (8) |
| ARABIA | A disheartened rabbi affiliated with a prominent part of Asia? (6) |
| CASERN | From the Latin for "hut for four", a barracks or billet in a garrison town (6) |
| FAB | The ___ Four a nickname of the Beatles |
| WHIST | Card game for four, a forerunner of bridge (5) |
| MOTIVATOR | I urge on car carrying four, a toil at first (9) |
| ROBOT | Card game for four; a forerunner of bridge (5) |
| LIMB | One of four a climber needs (4) |
| WALL | One of four a room has |
| EARLYCALL | Wake-up at four a.m. provokes swift judgement (5,4) |
