| MIGHTHAVEBEEN | Missed opportunity (5-4-4) |
| WASTED | Drunk (as a missed opportunity?) (6) |
| ONETHATGOTAWAY | The reason why money became my missed opportunity? |
| DADDYLONGLEGS | Spider (5-4-4) |
| ENTREDEUXMERS | Wine region in Bordeaux (5-4-4) |
| BIRDSNESTSOUP | Delicacy bistro sends out to university (5, 4, 4) |
| THREEYEAROLDS | Alert horse ye'd get trained -one of these running in the Derby? (5-4-4) |
| ACTONMAINLINE | Great Western Main Line station on the Paddington commuter route (5, 4, 4) |
| SEVENYEARITCH | I envy cheaters resolving strain on marriage (5-4, 4) |
| BILLYJEANKING | Who are the tennis cup finals named after, held in Glasgow's Emerites Arena? (5-4-4) |
| SCOPE | Field of opportunity (5) |
| SLIGO | Irish county making most of remote opportunity (5) |
| ORATE | Speak of the poor at every opportunity (5) |
| PRIOR | AFL holding the ball ruling, ... opportunity (5) |
| AVAIL | Take advantage of opportunity (5) |
| SPACE | English internationals getting comeback opportunity (5) |
| EQUAL | ----- pay or ----opportunity (5) |
| BREAK | A pause for rest or refreshment; a fracture; the start of a horse race; the opening shot in snooker that scatters the balls; or, a golden opportunity (5) |
| WENTDOWNTHE | ... and she blew! (3, 7, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5) |
| RUNAWAY | ... and she blew! (3, 7, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5) |
