| INITIATIVE | Start round about four, showing enterprise (10) |
| EFFUSIVE | Disseminate about four showing unrestrained glee (8) |
| GETTOFIRST | Possibly make best start round if e.g. batting? (3,2,5,4) |
| SCRAWL | Son to go on all fours, showing bad hand |
| ORIGIN | Start round one in refurbished ring (6) |
| TEEOFF | Start round very strongly after letter of support? (3,3) |
| BASE | Possibly make best start round if e.g. batting? (3,2,5,4) |
| GIVEN | Presented with the information round about four (5) |
| DIVAN | And roughly round about four, getting a seat (5) |
| STRIVE | Try to get a rest, unsuccessfully, round about four (6) |
| RUNNER | Mean police officer takes position on stair carpet, going round about four times (6,8,6) |
| MIDDLEDISTANCE | Mean police officer takes position on stair carpet, going round about four times (6,8,6) |
| UPANDCOMING | Showing enterprise in approaching, having risen (2-3-6) |
| RAS | Starts round another sheer headland (3) |
| EXECUTIVES | Current nobleman kills about four admen (7,10) |
| ACTIVATING | On stage about four working on increasing energy (10) |
| MEDITATIVE | Thoughtful replacing date and time about four (10) |
| REPETITIVE | About four in small routine (10) |
| NOMINATIVE | Call about four, in case (10) |
| REMORSEFUL | Ashamed about four elms, perhaps? (10) |
