| RENEGED | Went back, turning over base before eight, say |
| ICECUBE | Aircrew at intervals before eight, say, has drinks accompaniment (3,4) |
| BLEEP | Peel back, turning up little electronic sound (5) |
| RAPPER | Modern musician's back, turning up with two pianos included |
| TAGSUP | Touches base before running home, say |
| CRIME | Boy leaving very embarrassed, say, over base offending |
| GROWERS | Farmers finish working before eight? (7) |
| FORTHETIMEBEING | Meanwhile, invent, Before Eight, mint (3,3,4,5) |
| NIGHTIE | Turn in before eight possibly wearing this? |
| PRIVILEGED | Snooped around base before midnight in secret (10) |
| THIRD | Base before home plate |
| TAGUP | Return to base before proceeding |
| EVENT | Base before opening part of athletics meeting (5) |
| SATIATE | Surfeit starts to show at one over eight, say (7) |
| DEBATE | War of words over base at end of aerodrome (6) |
| ROSEBOWL | Quarrel with Liberal accepting honours over base for thorny arrangement? (8) |
| WRONGFOOT | Over base, inaccurate throw |
| TAN | Beat a trail, initially, climbing over base of Helvellyn |
| IGNOBLE | Old coin found by soldier going over base |
| SENTINEL | Standing guard over base, left like Sondheim's clowns? (8) |
