| TWELFTHMAN | Chap follows Shakespeare's night but he might not get to field (7,3) |
| OLDAGE | Pa's dole gone in chaos. But he might still draw this (3-3,7) |
| PENSION | Pa's dole gone in chaos. But he might still draw this (3-3,7) |
| CONVERGENT | Chap follows crone's plan, gaining victory by joining (10) |
| GATEKEEPER | After entrance to field cricketer gets a guard (10) |
| RESEARCHER | Here, carers turn to field worker (10) |
| RESERVE | He might not have to play, due to reticence (7) |
| JALOPY | It might not get you where you want to go |
| EVE | Night when you might not get a lot of sleep |
| EXES | People who might not get invited to the same parties |
| BEATABOUTTHEBUSH | Live in house with bathtub needing replacement, but not get to the point |
| NICETRY | "I was born at night, but not last night" |
| BORN | "I was ___ at night, but not last night" |
| NOTON | A small number get to the first night, but that's unacceptable (3,2) |
| ENACTOR | He might not race to legislate |
| KING | "The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own." Her album Tapestry held the number-one spot on the Billboard albu |
| KOEN | Which Belgian football international goalkeeper, who, though, was part of two FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 2018 and 2022, but did not get to play any match, announced his retirement in March 2025? ( |
| HINDSIGHT | Doctor hid things - he might not have, with this (9) |
| REMSLEEP | You might not get it during a power nap |
| INSIDEJOKES | You might not get them, and what the circles contain |