| ORGY | Excessive indulgence of almost the first couple in Dorian Gray |
| INITIATOR | Founder of almost the first hill (9) |
| DETESTS | The first couple in Delaware, say, tries it out, but still hates it (7) |
| EMIGRATION | Movement of people is good in Muslim country, almost the first continuing (10) |
| JESUIT | In France I am almost the first priest (6) |
| ALKALI | Almost the first two to initially knockout the greatest base (6) |
| MEMBER | One in the club to recall blackballing the first couple (6) |
| PATNA | Where, in India, to knock the first couple of nails! (5) |
| DUDGEON | Resentment of first couple in club going for date |
| KANSAS | First couple in Arizona initially leaving another part of US for a third (6) |
| PRIM | Almost the first to be staid (4) |
| OPENERS | The first couple of batting players who begin a team's innings in cricket (7) |
| THEGARDENOFEDEN | We were thrown out of our home there in the 1st place, it was given to the 1st couple who came along |
| REVIEWS | Critiques the first couple of Readers" Naughty Wives (7) |
| AMENITY | Grace introduces the first couple of enemies to friendship |
| DISMAL | Gloomy face broken by the first couple of smiles |
| ADAMANDEVE | Informally believe in the First Couple (4,3,3) |
| RAISECAIN | Make a lot of noise, as the first couple did |
| SCRIPT | After the first couple of scenes, trip awkwardly over lines (6) |
| SPREE | Silly peers in period of excessive indulgence (5) |
