| PRIMROSES | Flowers originally planted on border grew slowly at first |
| ORANGE | Fruit orchard originally planted on open tract of land |
| CASTOFFS | They've been rejected - untie the boat slowly at first (8) |
| RADIUS | Ray a daisy is unfurling, slowly at first (6) |
| DRAGRACE | People go slowly at first in driving speed test |
| DRAWLER | I speak slowly at first, looking into gift, perhaps, when retiring |
| EXPANDS | Waxes former girlfriend, quietly and slowly at first |
| GOALS | Move along slowly, at first, but aims to score (5) |
| CHEESE | Dairy product he eats slowly at first in church (6) |
| CICATRICES | Arctic ice melts slowly at first, revealing scars (10) |
| BUDGIES | Birds move round island slowly at first (7) |
| MOUSSE | Pudding rodent swallows slowly at first |
| WESTEND | Part of London Bridge couple are inclined to traverse slowly at first |
| TUBES | Pipes from bath emptied slowly at first |
| YESMEN | The enemy, slowly at first, changed the toadies (3-3) |
| BOWLSOVER | Floors warp slowly at first with buff carpeting (5,4) |
| TRUDGE | Clump of trees originally planted by Dickensian halfwit? |
| STIFFEN | Tense, if sent out to gather flowers originally |
| PHLOX | Common garden plant with bright scented flowers, originally native to North America |
| VASE | It holds flowers, originally violets all seeming elite |
