| ASHWEDNESDAY | Time to start doing without has dawned, yes, sadly |
| MOVEON | Stir cricket side to start doing something new (4,2) |
| WEDNESDAY | It has dawned, yes, in confusion and will again next week, and the week after, and no doubt the week after that as well (9) |
| AHA | The light has dawned! |
| EMPHYSEMA | Onset of epilepsy may precipitate hepatitis? Yes, sadly mother has health problem |
| DITTO | Start doing it to show the same thing again |
| INDIGO | I start doing new way to get dye from plants |
| SECONDARY | ...less important car? Nod "yes" sadly |
| SYRINGE | Drug delivery device? Yes, sadly implicating band (7) |
| SKIRL | Sound of the pipes? Yes, sadly, Ken is really loud initially (5) |
| DISCOURTESY | Record publicised about Republican, yes, sadly showing rudeness (11) |
| TAMBOUR | Time to start love affair ___ having got involved start to beat drum (7) |
| AGEOFAQUARIUS | Astrological time which dawned in Hair (1967) (3,2,8) |
| ONADIET | Counting the carbs after Christmas perhaps? Yes, sadly, no tea, Di (2,1,4) |
| GENESIS | Start doing the Mexican wave as Mardi Gras ends |
| YOGA | You often get active from the start doing stretching exercises (4) |
| JUMPJOCKEY | Start doing gags about Charlie being seen at Cheltenham? (4,6) |
| GETSTUCKIN | Start doing, keenly (3,5,2) |
| TAKEUP | Start doing, as a hobby |
| BRANCHOUT | Start doing something new as a tree? |
