| GOPRO | Leave college early, perhaps |
| DROPOUT | Person who leaves college early (7) |
| GATED | Forbidden to leave college - attendance down at first? |
| COMEDOWN | To leave college is a disappointment |
| SCAT | Encouragement to leave college during part of weekend |
| COGNAC | Spirit soaring, is allowed to leave college (6) |
| PAROLED | Out early, perhaps |
| RELAYED | Passed early, perhaps, to the Editor |
| LAYER | Better early perhaps |
| RELAY | The race to be early, perhaps (5) |
| SOON | Early, perhaps, to be so advanced? (4) |
| PLAYER | One hitting the ball softly and early, perhaps |
| ONPAROLE | Out of jail early, perhaps |
| DERISORY | Ridiculous soiree ends early, perhaps, with no alcohol going around (8) |
| LIKEA | Be early, perhaps, to enjoy what our peers do? (4,4,1,4) |
| LORD | Be early, perhaps, to enjoy what our peers do? (4,4,1,4) |
| LIVE | Be early, perhaps, to enjoy what our peers do? (4,4,1,4) |
| REPAYS | Gives money back rather early perhaps, as you say at the outset |
| DEEP | First signs of damp emerging early perhaps in the outfield? (4) |
| RARELY | Romeo early - perhaps not often! |
