| NINEPENCL | A month ago Alan lost his head skating in a figure of eight (9) |
| OCTAGONAL | A month ago Alan lost his head skating in a figure of eight (9) |
| ACADEMIA | Graduated scale on a globe, sundial etc. showing the daily declination of the sun, shaped like a figure of eight (8) |
| DODECAGON | Figure constructed by teacher about a month ago |
| MARCHPAST | A month ago, had a parade (5,4) |
| BOSSANOVA | Steps manager a month ago initially required |
| CROWSFOOT | Figure-of-eight knot, connects elastic to rig (5,4) |
| SEPTEMBER | 4 months ago |
| OXYMORON | Axes employed by old fool, in a figure of speech |
| TROUPE | Theatrical company texted you to appear in A Figure of Speech (6) |
| SMILE | Show teeth, perhaps, first one extracted in a figure of speech (5) |
| HENDECAGON | Female a month ago reached Pole, making an unusual figure (10) |
| THEROPE | In a figure of speech the chap is "hanging" |
| SPIN | Bike ride; or, a revolving motion involved in a figure-skating axel (4) |
| ALAMO | Siege in the local a month ago (5) |
| INFINITY | Mathematical concept represented by a symbol resembling a horizontal figure of eight (8) |
| DOMEA | A chevron in a figure behind curved shape, really? (2,2,1,6) |
| FAVOUR | A chevron in a figure behind curved shape, really? (2,2,1,6) |
| ROSEPINK | Pose skating in the rink in a pastel shade (4,4) |
| PAIRS | A form of competitive skating in which two people skate together (5) |