| MEDDLE | Annoyingly involve oneself in award, we hear |
| INTERFERE | Involve oneself in the affairs of others (9) |
| IMMERSE | Fully involve (oneself in something) (7) |
| BLEW | Squandered University award, we hear (4) |
| PEDIGREE | High-class sports science award, we hear (8) |
| PRISE | Lever gets award, we hear (5) |
| WAKEUP | Bring round nature award we hear |
| ENTERPRISE | Take part getting award we hear for initiative |
| SURPRISE | Amazement, with male teacher getting award we hear |
| PRIES | Noses getting award, we hear |
| ENTERPRISES | Come in with the awards, we hear, for hazardous undertakings (11) |
| PRISES | Levers up the awards we hear (6) |
| SURPRISES | Shocks gentleman with awards, we hear (9) |
| COMMIT | Involve oneself, and perpetrate a crime (6) |
| WADEIN | Involve oneself enthusiastically with one entering Red Sea port |
| ENGAGE | Involve oneself to get into gear (6) |
| OSCARANDLUCINDA | Dads ran a council meeting in disorderly fashion in award-winning book (5,3,7) |
| MEDAL | Interfere vocally in award (5) |
| BESOM | Sweeper therefore included in award for service |
| TAMSIN | ___ Greig, 9A's costar in award-winning show Episodes (6) |