| MICRONESIA | With time to spare, foolishly romanticise a far-off place (10) |
| MACAROON | Biscuit showing a vehicle in a far-off place (8) |
| UFOS | Ships to a far-off place? |
| MISCREATION | Inappropriately romanticise a deformity |
| GLAMORISE | Romanticise a slim ogre, somehow (9) |
| BEFOREHAND | Get ahead of a workman with time to spare (10) |
| MINISERIES | TV programme that is taped by clergymen with time to spare |
| OUTERSPACE | Go faster than stalling bikers when half-cut in far-off place |
| MANTICORES | Romanticise wildly when this setter pulled fabulous creatures (10) |
| LASTMINUTE | Break up metal units with very little time to spare? (4,6) |
| EARLY | With time to spare, a little like a nobleman? |
| EARLYBIRD | Like a noble flier, one with time to spare? (5,4) |
| TAPERS | With time to spare, came up with old wax candles (6) |
| NEARLY | Almost makes a point with time to spare (6) |
| PLUGINTO | Get connected with card game in far-off place (4,4) |
| PORTOFCALL | Stopping-off place (4,2,4) |
| TIMBUKTU | Used to mean far-off place |
| GRAPHICNOVELS | With time to spare, loving chapters specially written for picture books (7,6) |
| APART | Isolated in flat, people with time to spare (5) |
| EXEMPT | Former European politician with time to spare (6) |
