| REARDON | Bring up professor for snooker player Ray seen on Pot Black (7) |
| SNOOKER | Cue sport/game featured on Pot Black and Big Break (7) |
| FLIPPANT | Cheek, being seen on pot in paper? It's disrespectful (8) |
| MANTA | Ray seen on National Geographic, maybe |
| POTTERS | They produce cups for snooker players (7) |
| PANOPLY | Brilliant array formed by work on pot, luckily empty (7) |
| PARROTT | Mimic Tory leader for snooker pundit John (7) |
| POCKETS | Appropriate opening for snooker or features of the game? (7) |
| SPIDER | Aid for snooker player as pride's shattered |
| TIPOFF | A hint that, like this, cue will be no good for snooker player (3-3) |
| VIRGO | Sign for snooker player John, who co-hosted Big Break (5) |
| BADBREAKS | Poor opportunities for snooker players? (3,6) |
| RESTS | Breaks useful for snooker players (5) |
| CUES | Hints for snooker players? (4) |
| BREAM | Ray seen in river? On the contrary, another fish (5) |
| STRAYS | On little street, Ray's seen unowned pets (6) |
| ARMAGEDDON | Tool up elderly professor for catastrophic battle (10) |
| STUB | For the record, ticket for skinhead found on pot (4) |
| EDDIE | Snooker player; 1972, 1973 and 1980 Pot Black champion (5,8) |
| PERRIEMANS | South African snooker player; 1977 Pot Black tournament winner (6,4) |
