| JUMPTHEGUN | Start early -- bound to go before hunt, e.g., set out (4,3,3) |
| PREQUEL | Film, eg, set before another one (7) |
| PREDATE | Come before hunt for something to eat (7) |
| MEETS | Gatherings of horses, riders and hounds before hunts (5) |
| EAGLES | Predatory birds that hunt e.g. ptarmigan (6) |
| HELEN | Oscar-winner Hunt, e.g. |
| LEADTHEWAY | Sort of lady we hate to go before (4,3,3) |
| MURPHYSLAW | Sounds like Irish legislation is bound to go wrong (6-1,3) |
| ROGERMOORE | Understood to go before M - 007, was he? (5,5) |
| SPRINGROLL | Part of Chinese meal bound to go round (6,4) |
| BEGINNINGS | Ask to go before part of a test starts |
| AFICIONADO | Follower's ace lie — time to go before fuss |
| TRAINWRECK | Prepare crew after a fashion to go before king for consequences of going off the rails (5,5) |
| EUROPE | Where one may regret turning up to work, having to start early (6) |
| CRANKS | People turned them to start early automobiles |
| CRANK | Hand tool used to start early cars |
| IDEA | Thought I had to start early (4) |
| EAT | Start early and try to dine (3) |
| LEST | So as to prevent the possibility that the French start early |
| EARN | Be entitled to start early with Radio National heads |
