| MAUDLIN | The beginnings of the universal donor list, in main, is overly sentimental (7) |
| ONEGALLON | 3.785 liters of the universal donor type? |
| SCHMALTZ | Barman comes to a halt admitting master with last letter is overly sentimental (8) |
| OBSCENE | Part of the play following the beginnings of the Old Bill is disgusting (7) |
| EAGERLY | Enthusiastically ahead of time about the beginnings of the greenhouse effect (7) |
| ALLUDES | Suggests Matt, in the main, is heading in the wrong direction (7) |
| NOMINAL | Chaney, in the main, is now seen in name only (7) |
| LOSESIT | Misses the beginnings of the Indian test and snaps (5,2) |
| ALLCAPS | Emphatic type ... or what the beginnings of the longest entries are? |
| SEQUOIA | To the French what, in the main, is a tree? |
| STERNUM | Back of boat usually masks beginnings of the breastbone (7) |
| OMINOUS | Blood group of universal donors without oxygen's threatening (7) |
| SEASICK | Cook, exhausted after mains, is beginning to be ill (7) |
| MADAME | Form of address for the first person in the beginnings of the Middle East (6) |
| ROOSEVELT | Married name of the former US first lady involved in the adoption of the Universal Declaration of human rights 1948 (9) |
| TYPEO | Blood classification that includes the most common (positive) and the "universal donor" (negative) |
| ITSATRAP | Warning cry... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues |
| MOUSE | When spelled out, word that follows the beginnings of the starred answers in a memorable kids' show |
| PIXAR | Movie studio that the beginnings of the 5 theme answers have in common |
| SUPPRESS | Stop the newspaper following the beginnings of the Socialist Unity Party (8) |
