| SALTOFTHEEARTH | A short athlete excited about following very fine types (4,2,3,5) |
| OFSORTS | Oscar followed by fine types roughly (2,5) |
| RUNNERUP | Athlete excited to be silver medallist (6-2) |
| CRACKER | Festive party item, very fine type (7) |
| CREAMCRACKER | Milk product, very fine type and flat biscuit (5,7) |
| PEEROFTHEREALM | Legislator to look different about following honest source of money (4,2,3,5) |
| ADVANTAGE | Saw about soldier following very good position (9) |
| VERTIGO | I got confused following very short dizzy spell (7) |
| VODKA | King following very ordinary day with a strong spirit (5) |
| VERBATIM | This writer's following very short flyer, word for word (8) |
| HYPERBOLA | Return a shot following very big curve (9) |
| DROPLEAF | Small amount of liquid nearly covering a fine type of table |
| GRANDDUKE | Sounds like a fine type of royal family member (5,4) |
| AFFORD | A fine type of motor car's spare (6) |
| TRESPASS | Move following very French transgression ... (8) |
| PINBALL | NB: everyone is following very good game |
| VOTIVE | Like some prayers I've seen following very holy books (6) |
| VAGUE | After polling, Tory peer's following very uncertain (5) |
| SAFEAND | Peter's with UN on day following very big uprising, alive and well |
| PORCELAIN | Fine type of pottery is evident around sides of older church (9) |