| ASHWEDNESDAY | Rubbish, burnt out team from 27 making a fast start |
| ASH | Rubbish, burnt out team from 27 making a fast start (3,9) |
| LUKE | With him, a fast start would be a sheer accident |
| HITTHEGROUNDRUNNING | Winner racing around the arena got off to a fast start |
| JACOBRABBIT | Like a fast start, formally? |
| DRIVETHRUWIN | Victory for making a fast-food order from one's car? |
| JACKRABBIT | Fish with poor sportsman, making a fast buck? |
| PROFITEERING | One who foresees jewellery, say, making a fast buck |
| ANTELOPE | Open late, potentially making a fast buck, perhaps? |
| EXPRESSWAY | Communicate method of making a fast road (10) |
| LAM | On the ___ (making a fast getaway) |
| QUICKOFFTHEMARK | Fast start made living from a supply of German money (5,3,3,4) |
| EXIT | Way out team in a film (4) |
| ALONGSIDE | Close to a spun out team (9) |
| NUDGE | A jab with the elbow from 27 - do leave it out! (5) |
| TAXI | Prepare to fly out team of volunteers |
| EMIT | Give out team list evenly (4) |
| TESTMATCH | Try out team with international competition (4,5) |
| PASTMASTER | Expert sorted out team's parts (4,6) |
| PADDINGTON | Character from 27 works readapting 27 works (10,4) |
