| NONCE | The occasion to point to the start of a story (5) |
| WILTS | Weakens enough to point to the wrong list (5) |
| DIVAN | Avid, right, to point to the sofa? (5) |
| NEARS | Gets close enough to point to the listeners |
| FRANZ | Archduke of Austria, whose assassination in 1914 led to the start of the First World War (5,9) |
| GIMME | Tot's sassy demand ... or a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| TENSE | Anxious, half listen to the start of the serial (5) |
| NIGHT | Close to the start of the day? (5) |
| ANTES | Contributes to the start of the poker pot |
| DANCE | Hint to the start of 17-, 31-, 46- and |
| LEDE | Start of a story, to a journalist |
| ONCEUPONATIME | Formerly the start of a story (4,4,1,4) |
| WEAL | It's the law to point to the mark made by the lash (4) |
| TIMELIMIT | It's the occasion to restrict period allowed (4,5) |
| TREATS | Start to point to the luxuries available (6) |
| DACE | The cad! To point to the fish! (4) |
| HERE | Get the lady to point to the spot (4) |
| AVENUE | Get Eva to point to the UN and the handsome street it's in |
| OWNERS | Now get The Queen to point to the proprietors (6) |
| TODIE | Not the occasion to be late for this movie... (2,4,2,3) |
