| BRIDGEHEAD | Brainbox follows game in general advanced position (10) |
| NIMBUS | Coach follows game in which there's the potential for rain |
| FIRINGLINE | Sacking Neil, working in most advanced position (6,4) |
| SAUSAGEDOG | One follows game's idol, for example: as universal as contrary (7,3) |
| SHADOWPLAY | Having to follow game secretly, outlined performance |
| MASTERMIND | Pole raised to peerage, somewhat deficient in English but a real brainbox |
| GREYMATTER | Concern for the elderly brainbox (4,6) |
| WHISTLING | Like the ref, Heather closely follows game (9) |
| LAMEBRAIN | Turkey supporter follows game at home (9) |
| TALKSHOW | Programme follows game that doesn't start, using what? |
| PROW | Man captured, moving rook in advanced position on board (4) |
| PROP | Man captured, moving rook in advanced position on board (4) |
| BACKS | In sport, they have no advanced position (5) |
| OREAD | Spot a nymph in a more advanced position (5) |
| GRADUALLY | University friend, graduate in advanced position by degrees (9) |
| THRONES | Word that follows Game Of to give the title of an HBO series which ran from 2011-19 (7) |
| LAUGH | Word which follows Game For A to give the title of a 1980s prank show (5) |
| AHEADOFTHEGAME | A teacher of authority got fame, eh, at work in a more advanced position? (5,2,3,4) |
| ROULETTE | Allow cracking way to follow game (8) |
| CARDSHARP | Crook's instrument used to follow game (9) |
