| NONNEGOTIABLE | Epstein's fifth Beatle, protecting kid with own goal? That's up, but not for debate (3-10) |
| AVVOGADORE | Italian official lived years around Vatican City with own goal to worship |
| SIDESPLITTING | Players behaving disgustingly round back of goal? That's funny |
| GLADRAGS | Good boys protecting kid in best clothes |
| GLITCH | Long to go after empty goal? That's a problem |
| STRAIGHTFORWARD | Unswerving footballer in best position to score goals? That's uncomplicated (15) |
| ADETACHEDVIEW | A cool-headed survey of first agent's description of house with own grounds and scenic prospect |
| MAKINGABOOBOO | Messing up, but not much |
| SCROOGE | Score mistakenly, netting own goal? He's not normally one to give anything away (7) |
| BACKFIRE | Score an own goal? Champion's loud with fury (8) |
| MORETTI | Italian specialist car maker, active for some 60 years from 1925, initially with own design cars but from the mid-fifties worked with Fiat base vehicles (7) |
| INLIMBO | Is it popular to serve up milk, for the most part, to trim young man? That's up in the air! (2,5) |
| FLAGOFFICER | Lose energy with person of rank for an Admiral with own colours (4,7) |
| DEHORNING | Is this the procedure for taking the head off the devil? That's up to the farmers to decide! (9) |
| PAYONESDUE | Cough up, but not expectorantly! (3,4,3) |
| LONGDRAWNOUT | Turn down goal that's doubtful? It's very timeconsuming (4,5,3) |
| GOSSIP | Is placing odds on own goal? It's scandalous! (6) |
| BRANDED | Marked as criminal, but not with own label |
| ANIMAL | Brutal for a short time? That's up to Capone (6) |
| EVAPORATE | Turn to gas with Virginia: Prince to speak after Epstein's introduction (9) |
