| HANDOFF | Defensive move in rugby could, swapping parts, be brusque (4,3) |
| STENOGRAPHER | Shorthand 1 Across has gone: her part's been taken over (12) |
| CASTLED | Players were in front when took defensive move in game (7) |
| OUTLINE | Sketch feature of Rugby, swapping parts |
| PALMOIL | Extract bribe, perhaps, swapping parts around |
| LINEOUT | Summarise swapping parts for restart at Twickenham (4-3) |
| ENGAGED | Took on old English, swapping parts (7) |
| UPSTART | Arrogant type's fledgling business, swapping parts |
| LASCALA | Opera singer swapping parts equally divided a venue |
| OVERALL | Completely finished swapping parts for umbrella |
| OUTTAKE | Swapping parts, extract unused frames (7) |
| UPSWEPT | Like some hairstyles, tidied, swapping parts (7) |
| REDTAPE | Bureaucracy got less after swapping parts (3,4) |
| TAPERED | Came to the point, swapping parts of bureaucracy (7) |
| TACKLE | Block often goes with this defensive move in game (6) |
| BLOCK | Defensive move in basketball or volleyball |
| HEADER | Learn about both sides of defensive move in football |
| TOUCHDOWN | Try-scoring move in rugby (9) |
| FORWARDPASS | Illegal move in rugby (7,4) |
| CASTLE | Make defensive move as learner in class |
