| UPHOLD | Defend hothead, elderly, after a spell of good fortune (6) |
| SUMMERY | Like a spell of good weather, reportedly brief |
| ONAROLL | One may want spread here, having a spell of good luck |
| UPROOT | Remove spell of good fortune when sitting on one's bottom (6) |
| UPKEEP | Spell of good fortune before tower needs maintenance (6) |
| OVERLY | Lawry gutted after a spell of cricket-excessively (6) |
| SANTOS | Club where Neymar began his football journey, returned to revive his form after a spell in Saudi Arabia, and scored a sensational winner against Flamengo. (6) |
| ROUNDUP | Summary of stage of competition before spell of good fortune |
| STREAK | Spell (of good luck) |
| DAVISCUP | Record spell of good fortune securing a very small sporting trophy (5,3) |
| RUNOFLUCK | Uncork flu remedy for spell of good fortune (3,2,4) |
| OWNUP | Have spell of good fortune and confess (3,2) |
| ABOUTTURN | Go back after a spell of fighting, sour (5,4) |
| WITCHHUNT | It may end in trying time after a spell of ill-will (5-4) |
| GRAPES | Fruit in box D that the Spanish eat 12 of to attract 12 months of good fortune (6) |
| UPSHOT | Periods of good fortune inflamed the end result (6) |
| PURPLE | Period of good fortune (6,5) |
| WEALTH | Lots of good fortune on Thursday (6) |
| HARDUP | Firm before period of good fortune that's short of money (4,2) |
| SPITTINGIMAGE | After a spell of light rain, I am getting on with one having an exact likeness (8,5) |