| METHOUGHT | Should get them trained first, I reckoned |
| FRATERNISED | United ref trained first of sides to turn out |
| YACHTING | Cynthia trained first to go sailing (8) |
| TAME | Trained first of teaching assistants, yours truly |
| MEDIC | Doctor or trained first-aid person (5) |
| FATIGUED | Exhausted? Obese, I reckoned, heartlessly (8) |
| PIRATED | Copied page, I reckoned |
| SOONBURNEDOUT | "At first I tried to become a barbecue guru, but I ___ ..." |
| INITIAL | First I took Latin - I got ploughed |
| PIONEER | As the first, I get on and take a look around |
| ATTRACTIVE | At first, I got a pamphlet I have found appealing (10) |
| GOTITOFFTHEGROUND | "First, I founded an aerospace start-up, but I never ..." |
| HOIPOLLOI | He's first - I say! I say! - to secure vote for the common people (3,6) |
| WELLINEVER | Enjoying a good relationship? First Lady's reticent at first - I wasn't expecting that ... (4,1,5) |
| CBS | First I Love Lucy airer |
| INSUBSTANTIALLY | Weakly, at first, I left for mostly material possessions (15) |
| LOOFAH | Sponge -- WC Fields' first, I see (6) |
| PUNJABI | Indian to make a stab at joke first, I concluded |
| EXCORIATE | Joining my old mate at first I tucked into roast |
| BOWSPRIT | To show respect, first I must abandon attitude, and spar |
