| THEREFORE | Consequently made the referee rock (9) |
| EARTHEN | Organ consequently made of clay (7) |
| SOU | Initially unhappy succeeding, consequently made a little bit of money (3) |
| PREFERRED | Had rather seen how quietly the referee went wrong (9) |
| LINEJUDGE | An official in sports such as tennis, who assists the referee or umpire by observing whether a ball has gone out of play (4,5) |
| FOURTH | ____ official, one in football who assists the referee from the side of the pitch (6) |
| WHISTLE | What the referee blew when the game blew in the middle (7) |
| ARGUED | ___ the call (had words with the referee) |
| PREFACE | The prologue where they step around the referee (7) |
| WHISTLEBLOWER | The informer may be the referee (7-6) |
| RELIEF | A consolation when the referee admits the untruth (6) |
| AFOUL | Sounds like one the farmer has, the referee sees (1,4) |
| OFFSIDE | Where you don't want to be caught by the referee on the field |
| WHISTLED | After game, produced the first card, as the referee did? (8) |
| FREEZE | In judo, if the referee shouts "Sono-mama!", what should the players do? (6) |
| LINESMAN | Which sports officials on the sidelines assist the referee or umpire (8) |
| NOSIDE | In rugby union, the end of a match signalled by the referee's whistle (2-4) |
| STRIPES | White lines on the football field (and on the referee's uniform) |
| THREEONAMAT | Two wrestlers and the referee? |
| REFUSED | Wouldn't accept that the referee was exploited (7) |