| FRUA | AC 428 designer (4) |
| SEVEN | _ litres, engine size of the AC 428 (5) |
| MISTRAL | Italian car from the 1960s - dead ringer for the AC 428 (8,7) |
| MASERATI | Italian car from the 1960s - dead ringer for the AC 428 (8,7) |
| NESTORIUS | Patriarch of Constantinople from 428 to 431 (9) |
| OEDIPUSREX | Tragedy first performed in 428 B.C. |
| SQUID | PlusWord No 428 |
| PLATO | Ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC) (5) |
| INGRAM | CD batsman figured record 428-run opening partnership with Jamie How 2009 (6) |
| FIRE | and 17 ac, Take a risk and ardently indulge in the game (4,4,4) |
| JOHN | _ Tojeiro, designer of the AC Ace (4) |
| COME | & 17 Ac. Don't go out of your wits! (4,2,4,6) |
| HIGH | And 9 Ac. 1952 Fred Zinnemann film with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly (4-4) |
| ETON | See 21 Ac, Liberal prone to adopting Conservative hairstyle (4,4) |
| ACID | See 24 Ac It provides proof of ace group of detectives attending sports event (4,4) |
| DRAW | & 10 Ac It's a disadvantage to retreat (4,4) |
| BACK | See 1 Ac, It's a disadvantage to retreat (4,4) |
| STIR | 3 & 18 Ac. Seeking to cause dissension _ encircle the prison first (4,4) |
| ROAD | 19 & 9 Ac. By the way, they're often consulted by drivers (4,4) |
| LINE | And 18 BBC TV drama series following the activities of anti-corruption police squad AC-12 (4,2,4) |