| LAYINTO | Attack unlimited gambling on tense final of judo |
| RUNRIOT | What a Brazilian mayor may do on tense rampage (3,4) |
| OPERATE | The Met, say, borders on tense work (7) |
| PLAYING | Gambling on being in the team (7) |
| LOTTERY | National ___, gambling on numbers (7) |
| BACKING | Gambling on support (7) |
| PIPLESS | Very many succeeded, clinching final of championship unseeded |
| CARDIFF | Which city will host the final of this season's Champions League? (7) |
| WEMBLEY | English stadium set to host the final of Euro 2020 |
| VOLLEYS | Shots played at the net ruined lovely final of tennis (7) |
| EVICTOR | One who may throw out champion after final of freestyle (7) |
| DEATHLY | Harry Potter and the ___ Hallows, seventh and final of J K Rowling's Harry Potter novels |
| HARRIET | British tennis player who reached the final of the 2021 Wimbledon mixed doubles, _ Dart (7) |
| AVINASH | Who is the first Indian athlete to qualify for the final of the men's 3000m steeplechase in the Summer Olympics? (7) |
| LAKSHYA | Which Indian badminton player lost in the final of the prestigious Hong Kong Open held in September 2025? (7) |
| SWIATEK | Which Polish tennis player, ranked World No. 2 in singles, reached the final of the mixed doubles event at the U.S. Open 2025? (3,7) |
| NATIONAL | New article on tense has influence on a language of a country (8) |
| EDGY | Sort of bordering on tense (4) |
| DIETETICS | Pass on tense system of rules with husband abandoning nutritional science (9) |
| BACKTOTHEFUTURE | Gamble turnover on article on tense movie (4,2,3,6) |
