| PREFLIGHT | Sports official in difficult situation before anything takes off |
| CORONER | Public official in difficult position, hiding love |
| CAREFREE | Caught a heartless sports official in a good mood (8) |
| REF | Sports official, in brief |
| DEJAVU | Sensation that one has been in the exact situation before (4,2) |
| DISAGREEMENT | Hellish situation before a welcome with chaps in altercation (12) |
| HOLDALLTHECARDS | Control the situation before laying down requirements for others at the table? |
| ONEON | Situation before a two-run homer |
| ONEOUT | Situation before an inning-ending double play |
| ADIN | Situation before many a game is won |
| UMPS | Sports officials in black |
| FIRSTLY | Tree leaf found in a pen before anything else (7) |
| FIRSTTHING | Object, rifts developing before - before anything else (5,5) |
| FIRSTAID | Before anything else, servant's heading off for immediate medical assistance (5,3) |
| BENJAMIN | Head of tribe in difficult situation in African republic |
| BEHIND | What is found in difficult situation in seat? (6) |
| INTHEFIRSTPLACE | Before anything else, leading article must be suppressed (2,3,5,5) |
| FIRSTOFALL | Autumn includes one frost put out before anything else (5,2,3) |
| ATFIRST | Before anything else ___ stir, stir fat! (2,5) |
| INITIAL | Before anything else, sign on the dotted line (7) |
