| ARY | Ending for second or prim |
| SMUG | From the German for "pretty", word meaning neat or prim originally, later irritatingly pleased with oneself (4) |
| DEMURELY | In a shy or prim way |
| STUFFY | Airless, or prim and proper |
| NANO | Prefix for "second" or "bot" |
| WELL | Fit for second or last part in Shakespeare play (4) |
| NONSTARTER | Horse not showing up for second or third course? |
| GRADE | A, B or C, or first, second or third |
| EACH | --- way, a bet made on the same runner or contestant to win or come second or third in a race (4) |
| NEARTHETOP | Second or third, for instance |
| MOST | Ending with second or upper |
| RETRIAL | Second or new hearing for a court case (7) |
| REEMERGE | Appear for the second or third time? (2-6) |
| UNIT | ___ of time (second or minute for example) |
| ORDINALNUMBER | First, second or third, for example (7,6) |
| GEAR | First, second or third, for example (4) |
| RUNNERSUP | Carpets for occupier, central to those with second or third places (7-2) |
| EACHWAY | Type of bet made on the same runner to win or come in second or third (4,3) |
| ECHAPPE | Ballet movement in which the feet move from a closed (first, third or fifth) to an open (second or fourth) position; French, 'escaped' (7) |
| BASERUNNER | Offensive player on first, second or third [or gofer on a military establishment] |
