| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| OPENERS | Starters | |
| PYROMANIACS | Fire-starters | |
| INITIATORS | Starters | |
| INTROS | Starters | |
| BEGINNERS | Starters | |
| ENTREES | Starters | |
| ENTRANTS | Starters | |
| LIGHTERS | Fire starters | |
| TWIGS | Fire starters | |
| ICEBREAKERS | Conversation starters | |
| MATCHES | Fire starters | |
| SCRATCHINGS | Race non starters | |
| FAT | Flabby and tubby for starters | |
| LES | The French like escargot... strange starters! | |
| PHOTO | Picture noodle soup tasty oyster starters | |
| RAGU | Starters redeemed a gloopy, undercooked bolognaise | |
| CHEF | Cook heating everyone’s food for starters | |
| TVS | You watch them tasting vodka sauce starters | |
| CUR | Dog’s currently undisciplined ... rabid for starters! | |
| OREOS | Biscuits or every other snack for starters | |
| VEAL | For starters, vets emphasise avoiding lean meat | |
| SALT | Seasoning some asparagus ... lovely tips for starters | |
| WAS | Wiener and sauerkraut starters were for one person? | |
| NEED | Must have edamame shell in Nagasaki dinner starters | |
| UMAMI | Taste starters of udon, meat and mackerel incidentally | |