| THELISTS | Competition, in an old phrase |
| TOT | Word found in an old phrase translating as "blow for blow" or "quid pro quo"; or, an accumulation of odds and ends of little value (3) |
| RAREASHENSTEETH | Highly unusual, in an old phrase |
| DRESSAGE | Prepare over time for competition in an equestrian discipline (8) |
| SPORTSWASHING | Displays dirty laundry, perhaps, though hosting competition in an effort to improve public image |
| CRYCUPBOARD | An old phrase meaning "to feel an intense need for food" (3,8) |
| FLORIN | In for a £, maybe, to coin an old phrase for it? (6) |
| INAPET | Sulking, to use an old phrase |
| GRUEL | Thin oatmeal synonymous with poverty and punishment for its association with an old phrase, Oliver Twist and workhouses (5) |
| EXTERMINATE | Take out old phrase in a note (11) |
| CHEESE | Dairy food that, according to old phrases/sayings, contrasts with chalk and constitutes the Moon (6) |
| PHARLAP | Racing phenomenon in the 30s, this horse beat all the competition in Australasia and then in the US |
| OYONNAX | Commune in Ain, France, whose rugby union club finished sixth in the Top 14 competition in 2014-15 ( |
| TOURNAMENT | A sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches in the competition until one team or player is left |
| SAND | Material used in an annual AIA-sponsored building competition in Galveston, TX |
| MALI | _ Hudson, received an exciting offer after winning an art competition in Summer Bay (4) |
| CORACLE | Firm line held in competition in vessel (7) |
| SMALLBEER | Unimportant stuff in shops facing competition in Southern Region |
| NINJA | Martial art expert in competition in Japan (5) |
| OWN | Dominate in a competition, in slang |
