| SUBSEQUENTLY | Consequently, replacement sequence drops Clare introducing The Living Years (12) |
| MIKE | ___ + The Mechanics' "The Living Years" |
| SOMALI | To such a great extent, ill-will drops Clare living in Africa (6) |
| MECHANICS | Living Years band, Mike And The - - - (9) |
| PERENNIAL | Plant living year after year such as the Christmas rose, amaryllis, winter jasmine, cyclamen or snowdrop (9) |
| COMPERE | Liken it to the sound he makes introducing the acts (7) |
| EARTHS | "At the ____ Core" (novel introducing the underground world of Pelucidar) |
| TROMBONE | To the doctor, one introducing the right instrument (8) |
| COLOUROFMAGIC | The ____, 1983 fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett introducing the character Rincewind (6,2,5) |
| BUDSOFMAY | The --- --- --- --, 1958 novella by HE Bates, introducing the Larkin family (7,4,2,3) |
| EDISON | Perhaps the United States' greatest inventor, he played a critical role in introducing the modern age of electricity (6) |
| CHANEL | French couturier credited with introducing the 'little black dress' in the early 20th century (4,6) |
| COCO | French couturier credited with introducing the 'little black dress' in the early 20th century (4,6) |
| INTEL | They're introducing the Pentium 4 |
| XEROX | Company credited with introducing the computer "desktop" |
| TVDINNER | Those introducing The Voice divulge secret recipe for viewer (2,6) |
| TREX | Character introducing The King, a musical act ending in 1977 |
| THAN | Conjunction (introducing the second element in a comparison) |
| AKELA | Cub leader also known as introducing the Spanish (5) |
| ENCODER | English soldier introducing the German cipher expert |
