| DRINKER | Alcoholic socialist going backwards around skating area (7) |
| BLUR | Rub backwards around left streak (4) |
| UNICEF | Group helping kids organised fun around skating rink? (6) |
| RELATED | Socialist going round after the due time is connected (7) |
| EDIFICE | Eastern woman initially finding skating area in building (7) |
| ICERINK | Skating area used by Eric, possibly, in Kent originally (3,4) |
| TRINKET | Note about skating area over time seen as worthless item |
| SHRINKS | Decreases size of steepish sides at skating area to the south |
| ROTATOR | Might one get around to going backwards and forwards? (7) |
| POTSDAM | Block going backwards and forwards somewhere in Germany (7) |
| RETREAT | Steep rate revision going backwards (7) |
| REVERSE | Gear for going backwards (7) |
| PERUSAL | Reading certainly going backwards in sport (7) |
| CRUSADE | Drive going backwards so landing in rough (7) |
| VANILLA | Going backwards, fall in a vat containing type of ice cream (7) |
| MUDPACK | Cosmetic application, mostly thick, going backwards and forwards |
| MOSALAH | Forward march, alas, omitted, some going backwards (2,5) |
| REDDEER | Hiding drug, more embarrassed, going backwards and forwards to buck (3,4) |
| REVIVER | Tonic going backwards and forwards |
| UPPSALA | City, you said very softly, sadly going backwards |
