| DOARUNNER | Bolt and maybe Bolt's celebration of coming first (2,1,6) |
| FORGETTING | Thinking no more of winning? In favour of coming first! (10) |
| OLYMPIANS | Usain Bolt and Simone Biles |
| ESPRINGAL | Mechanical device which launched large bolts and stones during sieges (9) |
| ACROBATIC | Like a gymnast, (robotic) - giving up love for a circus act initially - travelling west and coming first (9) |
| GOLDMEDAL | What you win for coming first at the Olympics (apart from millions of dollars in sponsorship deals) (4,5) |
| STEAMOPEN | Have a sneaky read of writer - leads to sexy outcome about footballers coming first? (5,4) |
| IRONCROSS | Bridge club coming first getting medal |
| RESILIENT | Spirited mum collects one, on coming first |
| VEGETABLE | Obtain expert on those coming first in voters' eyes such as Greens? |
| ADVENTIST | Believer coming first |
| SHOSTAKOVICH | Dmitri ?, composer of ballets The Bolt and The Age of Gold |
| BRASSTACKS | Term, in allusion to brazen nails holding things together, for basic realities, hard facts of business, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts and the like (5,5) |
| BARNET | Set of locks using bolt and safety device (6) |
| TOOLBAR | Gun with bolt and collection of buttons (7) |
| ARROCHAR | Remove end of bolt and scorch village in 25Ac 26Dn (8) |
| APT | Like the names of the track athletes Usain Bolt and Lisa Lightfoot |
| SUSTAINING | Inform about tension in bolt and bearing (10) |
| CRYWOLF | Keen to put on bolt and alarm unnecessarily |
| WOLFRAM | Metal found in bolt and stuff |
