| BATMANRETURNS | Veteran slugger comes out of retirement? (1992) |
| GETUP | Suitable clothing for one who comes out of retirement (3-2) |
| CASHBACK | Country singer out of retirement? It's a matter of getting the notes (8) |
| ALI | He came out of retirement in 1980 |
| SNORE | Help someone come out of retirement? |
| RETREAD | Maigret readership includes one brought out of retirement (7) |
| RISER | Step right up for one coming out of retirement! (5) |
| ARISEN | Out of retirement? |
| BACKINTHESADDLE | Like a cowboy out of retirement? |
| RECESS | Soldiers chasing first character out of retirement (6) |
| RODTAYLOR | He came out of retirement to play Winston Churchill in "Inglorious Basterds" |
| ONTHE | Come out of retirement a bit grumpy (3,3,2,3,5,4,2,3) |
| GETOUT | Come out of retirement a bit grumpy (3,3,2,3,5,4,2,3) |
| WRONG | Come out of retirement a bit grumpy (3,3,2,3,5,4,2,3) |
| SIDE | Come out of retirement a bit grumpy (3,3,2,3,5,4,2,3) |
| OFBED | Come out of retirement a bit grumpy (3,3,2,3,5,4,2,3) |
| MARSHAWNLYNCH | Beast Mode running back who came out of retirement in 2017 to play for the Oakland Raiders: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELPHELPS | US swimmer who came out of retirement in 2014 to swim at the Rio Olympics: 2 wds. |
| GEORGEFOREMAN | Rumble in the Jungle boxer who came out of retirement in 1987 and later won the heavyweight title: 2 wds. |
| TYSON | Mike _, came out of retirement to fight Roy Jones Jr (5) |
