| JESTS | Robert, at the end, had to start to find a mooring (5) |
| NICHE | It's nice having Harry start to find a suitable place for him (5) |
| PAGE | An attendant had to start to play against good experts, initially (4) |
| FLOTSAM | Pieces of eight? Start to find a great deal in the morning (7) |
| ACROBATIC | Gymnastic Bill meeting Robert at a college (9) |
| ROBS | Takes it away from little Robert at this point |
| FAJITA | Starts to find a judge in Tipperary for initial advice, relative to Mexican cuisine (6) |
| ABATE | A boy, at the end, had to decline (5) |
| REEVE | An old steward, at the end, had to take care events were organised (5) |
| SCOPE | A second officer, at the end, had an opportunity to act (5) |
| THEME | Other people, at the end, had a brief exercise (5) |
| CHINA | A church, in the end, had a friend in the Far East (5) |
| ARYAN | A runner, by the end, had a new Indoeuropean language (5) |
| CASTE | Players, at some stage, by the end, had found their place in society (5) |
| EXPENSE | Old writers, at the end, had to deal with a surcharge (7) |
| ESCALATE | A castle, at the end, had to expand (8) |
| ASCEND | A second class at the end, had to go up (6) |
| TITLE | Had to start talking to get the French book (5) |
| RELEASED | Leaders at the end, had to become free (8) |
| EXTOL | A former partner had to start on line with words of praise (5) |
