| MATURATE | Develop runner for you with pace (8) |
| WEAVEARUG | Develop runner to move in and out of a really useful group of leaders (5,1,3) |
| RETINUES | Break down trees around at home for you with aides (8) |
| THEBESTOFLUCK | Hope it goes well for you with the rub of the green (3,4,2,4) |
| REMBRANDTS | Band that sang the "Friends" theme song "I'll Be There for You," with "the" |
| SIDESTEP | Avoid team with pace (8) |
| WHITECAP | Wave blown and broken with pace of wind (8) |
| ICEPACKS | They're applied to boxer, sick with pace, wobbly (3,5) |
| OVERSTEP | Deliveries with pace offend at the crease |
| POLARICE | They're melting with pace scrap oil (5,3,4) |
| BADENOCH | Early runner for 10 round Kingussie (8) |
| MORDAUNT | Early runner for 10 could be mad to run (8) |
| BEANPOLE | Tall person's odd lope following runner, for example (8) |
| ATHLETES | Steel hat designed for runners, for example (8) |
| CARPETED | Reprimanded local runner for taking drugs to succeed in the end (8) |
| NEWSPRINT | Material for publication making novel move with pace |
| STEP | Backed dogs, for instance, with pace (4) |
| STEPTOEANDSON | Comedy with pace and kick, directly involved in East End |
| VIBRATE | Shake against one bowled with pace (7) |
| CAPS | They're melting with pace scrap oil (5,3,4) |
