| RIDES | Dries out at the showgrounds (5) |
| SLIGO | Rovers, League of Ireland football club whose home ground is The Showgrounds (5) |
| ROVERS | They play in The Showgrounds (6) |
| AVERT | Turn away advertiser as he dries out (5) |
| SIRED | Was father that dries out (5) |
| PLAYA | A shallow lake created by heavy rain which dries out again in hot weather (5) |
| CHAPS | Dries out, like lips |
| SEARS | Dries out and withers from these arsonists |
| EKKA | The Royal Queensland Show, held at the Brisbane Showgrounds (4) |
| SCIENCEALIVE | What is the annual event, held at Adelaide Showgrounds on August 3 and 4, 2024, which promises STEM interactive exhibitions, shows and challenges? (7,5) |
| RNA | Brisbane's famed Ekka, - Showgrounds, abbrev (3) |
| DESIRABLY | Dries out with efficiency in the preferred way (9) |
| DISRAELI | Ali dries out the old British prime minister (8) |
| REDISCOVER | Dries out the roof, you find, again (10) |
| AIRS | Dries out the sari (4) |
| DEHYDRATES | Three days at sea after delta dries out (10) |
| ESPRITDECORPS | Prospect dries out due to group loyalty (6,2,5) |
| EASTSIDER | New Yorker, getting direction, dries out (4,5) |
| OUTSIDER | Dries out to produce an odd man out (8) |
| DISPERSED | 'The dropper,' one writes, 'dries out when shaken' (9) |
