| LOSTPROPERTY | Let story out about rugby player having mislaid items |
| APROPOS | It's concerning to see a rugby player having lost heart |
| PITPROP | Hint about rugby player being a supporter of mine |
| NERVECENTRES | Those making decisions show anxiety about rugby player (5,7) |
| LIONS | Rugby players having their pride? (5) |
| DREADLOCKS | Worry about rugby player's Rastafarian hairstyle |
| SECONDROW | Head of Sport once breaking promise about rugby players |
| PAYCASH | No credit for tennis player having "time out" for injury, ultimately (3,4) |
| SPIN | Make long story out of a short trip |
| LYRE | Old instrument, one telling a story out loud? |
| TANTALISE | Bark one's story out in torment |
| ATARI | Success story out of Sunnyvale, Calif. |
| COURTESY | Cue story, out of politeness (8) |
| SPINS | Makes a good story out of faults by adding original proof (5) |
| LIEDOWN | Rest of story out of order (3,4) |
| ATALOSSFORWORDS | Nonplussed, having mislaid the script? (2,1,4,3,5) |
| REPORT | Cavalryman returns having mislaid old account (6) |
| ISLE | Walk through church, having mislaid a key (4) |
| CODDLE | Cook fish portion, having mislaid egg (6) |
| SCAM | Clear off having mislaid right racket (4) |
