| SPRINGSTEEN | Rocker Bruce, also known as "the Boss," whose "Wrecking Ball" was named Rolling Stone's #1 album of 2012 |
| BRUCE | Rockstar known as The Boss, ___ Springsteen |
| EDITOR | As the boss he tried to find love at the newspaper office |
| IMPLANTED | Firmly established, as the boss of Gardener's World might describe himself? (9) |
| HOGG | "The Dukes of Hazzard" boss whose name sounds like a big pig |
| ALEX | ____ Ferguson, former football boss whose first autobiography was titled Managing My Life (4) |
| COURSE | Swear the ball was found in the links (6) |
| SOAP | Steve Hansen said the ball was like a bar of - - - at Japan 2019 (4) |
| KICKOUT | Expel from team because the ball was booted into touch? (4,3) |
| LEADONLEADON | Tease a mob boss whose turf is grassy and pastoral? |
| THECHIEF | 86 and 99's Get Smart boss whose real name is Thaddeus (3,5) |
| HOLLOWAY | Ian, football boss whose managed teams include Swindon Town, QPR and Crystal Palace (8) |
| ONTHEBOUNCE | In succession, third umpire will decide if ball was caught like this? (2,3,6) |
| MILEY | The musical Ms. Cyrus, whose 2013 song hit the charts like a "Wrecking Ball" |
| PAPERTIGER | Party boss whose bark is worse than his bite |
| CARROTTOP | Lucille Ball was one, slangily |
| BOURNE | Seizing ball, was desperately anxious briefly for goal |
| GLANCED | Looked briefly at way ball was deflected (7) |
| REDHEAD | Lucille Ball was one |
| NORWICHCITY | Football club of which Ed Balls was appointed Chairman in 2015 (7,4) |
