| JAWING | Gossip as Triumph overtaken by another car? |
| ANTON | Chekhov in time overtaken by another so-called author |
| CRH | Recently overtaken by Ryanair as Ireland's biggest listed company. (1,1,1) |
| LAPPED | Well overtaken by a chap possessing extraordinary pep (6) |
| IVIED | One competed, being overtaken by climber (5) |
| FILMSTRIP | Educational medium overtaken by the videocassette |
| TSESSEBE | S. African runner being overtaken by Best, weaving about |
| BALI | Island overtaken by tribal infighting |
| BACKING | Cold overtaken by very hot, with change of wind |
| GENIUS | Brilliance of defence ultimately overtaken by contrary prosecuting |
| CAUGHTUP | Overtaken by a vessel carrying anything (6,: |
| SPANIEL | Plane is overtaken by a dog (7) |
| SUCCUBAS | Old pros see Caribbean island overtaken by South America |
| SKETCHES | Turns boat east, overtaken by larger vessel (8) |
| EATENUP | Finished the meal, but overtaken by jealousy, say (5,2) |
| FAX | Communication medium largely overtaken by e-mail |
| BROADSIDE | Strong criticism of established track overtaken by lesser-known track (9) |
| OBEY | Don't ignore leaders overtaken by events on Fourth of July (4) |
| TELEGRAM | Which communication is being overtaken by the email, or its like (8) |
| NETSCAPE | Formerly dominant US computer services company which was overtaken by a Microsoft product (8) |