| TRACK | Recorded song; railway line; or, a course for hurdling, relay races and other forms of athletics (5) |
| LEGS | Parts of relay races and of those in them (4) |
| SPUR | Short branch of a railway line; or, a type of ridge that projects laterally from a main mountain (4) |
| HALT | A limp; a standstill; a minor station on a country railway line; or, a military command to cease marching (4) |
| QUASAR | A star like object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy. |
| STRAPHANGING | Standing for transportation and other forms of punishment |
| QUARTZ | Crystal with rose, blue and smoky varieties and other forms including amethyst, aventurine and citrine (6) |
| STRAIN | Tax Sierra and other form of transport (6) |
| THROW | A cast of dice or a fishing-line; or, a decorative cover for a bed or a sofa (5) |
| RISER | Vertical part of a step; main body of a bow; a strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines; or, a type of Manx cat (5) |
| FLUFF | Wool or cotton fuzz; downy feathers of a chick or fur of a young animal; a blooper made by an actor when delivering lines; or, a misplayed golf stroke (5) |
| FLOAT | Vehicle for delivering milk; a plasterer's trowel; item attached to a fishing line; or, a fizzy drink with a scoop of ice cream (5) |
| RAYON | A fabric made from wood pulp or other forms of cellulose (5) |
| ARENA | Central stage, ring, used for sports or other forms of entertainment (5) |
| SHIFT | Displacement of rocks or spectral lines; or, a change of focus, opinion, position, wind direction etc (5) |
| PLAIN | Description of paper without lines; or, a basic knitting stitch (5) |
| ENTER | Key that moves the cursor to the next line ... or a hint to answering five clues in this puzzle |
| FIELD | Track and field; running, throwing, jumping and hurdling events collectively (5) |
| HORSE | The steeplechase combines long-distance running with hurdling. An event of the same name is also run by this animal. (5) |
| BATON | Stick passed in relay races (5) |
