| LOSTGROUND | Squandered an advantage, maybe ... and a description of 62 Across |
| ADMIRAL | Mad liar maybe, and a master of craft |
| ANOTHER | A hornet maybe - and a second one! (7) |
| STAIN | Ink on a shirt, maybe (and a rhyme for 55D!) |
| ASIAN | Pakistani maybe and a second man from Scotland? |
| PICKLE | Pretty piccalilli, maybe - and a fine mess you've got into! (6) |
| DRAMATIC | Thespian having Scotch maybe, and a second unfinished (8) |
| CATACOMB | Tom, maybe, and a crest found in burial chamber (8) |
| VIENNA | Five to nine, maybe, and a European capital (6) |
| TIRANA | Five to nine, maybe, and a European capital (6) |
| MONOGRAM | Clothing embroidery, maybe, and a hint to finding the "insiders" in the answers to starred clues |
| EMUS | Layers of the first part of 62-A |
| LAVER | Grand Slammer of '62 and '69 |
| INDONESIA | Which country has a phone calling code of +62? (9) |
| GLENN | John, space traveller of '62 and '98 |
| JOHNGLENN | Astronaut honoree of '62 and '98 |
| ERIE | Great Lake with an average depth of 62 feet |
| OFEARL | No. 1 hit of '62, 'Duke ___' |
| EVA | "Little" Loco-Motion singer of '62 |
| GORDONLIGHTFOOT | Orillia "Early Morning Rain" musician of '62 |
