| MASTERCARD | Rival to Visa (10) |
| CONTESTANT | Rival to study before exam - an exemplary worker (10) |
| MATCHMAKER | Keeps an eye out for bride and groom possibly for rival to God (10) |
| MANIPULATE | Fix for rival to lose head, having drunk a little whisky? (10) |
| COMPETITOR | Rival to nice little Italian lake outside Roman capital (10) |
| OUTCOMPETE | Best rivals to compute creatively on Earth (10) |
| QATAR | Country that became first Arab nation in US Visa Waiver Program, leading to visa-free access to 112 destinations. (5) |
| ETA | Alternative to visa for visitors to the UK (3) |
| AMEX | Alternative to Visa, for short |
| PAYPAL | Online alternative to VISA |
| AVIS | Rental car company that anagrams to "visa" |
| AMEXES | Alternatives to Visa cards, informally |
| CAPRI | Opel's successful rival to Ford's trendsetting Capri, built in two main series from 1970 through to 1988 (5) |
| MANTA | Opel's successful rival to Ford's trendsetting Capri, built in two main series from 1970 through to 1988 (5) |
| MONICA | Yugoslav and US tennis star, rival to 10 6 (6,5) |
| APPIA | Lancia's small car rival to Fiat's 1100/1200 and Alfa Romeo's Giulietta, with over 98,000 built from 1953 to 1963 (5) |
| NIKON | Rival to Olympus when it comes to shooting (5) |
| SPRINGSTEEN | Jay, major flat track rival to Kenny Roberts before the Yamaha man stuck to Tarmac. (11) |
| PEPSICOLA | Joan Crawford, pioneer of product placement, made sure this rival to Coke was seen in her films made after she was elected to the company's board (5,4) |
| ELLE | Rival to Vogue |
