| DEATHMASK | Cast face masthead, queasy, heading for Kent |
| EVANS | Godfrey ___ , English wicketkeeper born in 1920 who played for Kent and earned 91 Test caps for England (5) |
| DEREKUNDERWOOD | Late left-arm spinner for Kent who took 287 wickets for England (5,9) |
| LEEDSCASTLE | Select deals arranged for Kent tourist attraction (5,6) |
| CHATHAM | Caught by bowler, unskilful player going for Kent place |
| SKISLOPE | Second opener for Kent is to run sports venue (3,5) |
| KNOWALL | Clever-clogs opener for Kent short of boundary? (4-3) |
| BATIK | Craft of cricketer, one opener for Kent |
| PITCHFORK | Ground for Kent opener's haymaker (9) |
| OLSEN | Co-worker for Kent and Lane |
| REEFKNOT | Maybe skipper's binding Essex's opener into playing for Kent |
| LANE | Partner for Kent in comics (4) |
| LUCKHURST | English opening batsman who played his entire county career, from 1958 to 1976, for Kent CCC, of which he later became president (5,9) (see 51D) |
| BRIAN | English opening batsman who played his entire county career, from 1958 to 1976, for Kent CCC, of which he later became president (5,9) (see 10D) |
| TWICE | Opener for Kent is dismissed from dodgy wicket more than once (5) |
| EDS | Masthead listing, for short |
| EDITORIALWE | Pronoun for a journalist speaking on behalf of the masthead |
| MOWING | Masthead overdue for cutting down (6) |
| STANDARD | Newspaper suggesting item for the masthead? (8) |
| EDITOR | Masthead heading |
