| TWOPAIRS | Starters of the wonderfully organic pears, reportedly, with a couple of dates (3,5) |
| DUO | Assiduously pruned the pear, reportedly (3) |
| TOFFEE | Sweet and sour in starters of the Eastern eateries (6) |
| ADAMANDEVE | Starters of the first race? |
| READYSTEADYGO | Words uttered by the starter of the race? (5,6,2) |
| NIS | Title starter of the 14th Kinsey Millhone novel |
| SLEIGHED | Killed, reportedly, with a sledge? (8) |
| MINDSEYE | Takes care of me reportedly with insider having a deeper look (4'1,3) |
| TEDDYBOY | Time to swirl something found at sea reportedly with someone listening to Elvis? (5,3) |
| DIVORCEE | She's parted from man (name in 18), reportedly with ease (8) |
| BROUHAHA | Some excitement to hatch, reportedly with much laughter (8) |
| EYESORES | Awful sights I witnessed, reportedly with son |
| FORETELL | Predict figure, reportedly, with Swiss hero (8) |
| KEROSENE | Carer seen reportedly with flammable liquid (8) |
| FRUITMACHINE | Device for making a couple of dates with Cherry has pull for gambling man (5,7) |
| DANSEURS | Performers wonderfully assured around overture of Nutcracker? (8) |
| ADDENDA | A couple of dates conclude article as attachments (7) |
| WEATHERSTATION | Male sheep reportedly with a base at a meteorological observation post (7,7) |
| PENSIVE | Thoughtful writer wrongly advised to ignore a couple of dates (7) |
| SUPERBLY | Each interrupted replacement for heartless lefty wonderfully (8) |
