| TRY | With 6-Down, literally, if at first you don't succeed ... |
| SAYONARA | Literally, "if it must be so" |
| HEIR | Comeuppance can be taken literally if one is a beneficiary... (4) |
| BLAMEASUBORDINATE | If at first you don't succeed... |
| TRYALITTLEARDOR | If at first you don't succeed... |
| RETRY | What to do if at first you don't succeed |
| REDEFINETHEMISSION | "If at first you don't succeed ..." |
| TRYAGAIN | If at first you don't succeed, try and ___, saying (3,5) |
| PLANB | What to try if at first you don't succeed |
| NILDESPERANDUM | The end for Brighton? Paul's reminded about "If at first you don't succeed ..." (3,11) |
| DONTSUCCEED | Say what? If at first you ___, try, try again (4,7) |
| MISTRIALS | If at first they don't succeed, try, try, try again! (9) |
| IFAT | "___ first you don't succeed, try, try again": 2 wds. |
| APOCRYPHA | At first you approach, with some trepidation, dubious writings |
| FLYSWAT | What you might need, when at first you spot wasp in apartment (7) |
| PARSEC | Long distance makes one break down, literally, and start to cry (6) |
| MEANWELL | Miserly at first, you and I will have good intentions |
| CYANIDE | At first, you can die horribly from this? (7) |
| MAYST | Tucking into acorns? At first you are allowed to (5) |
| TOADY | At first you decided awful outfit turned up is flattering one (5) |
