| DESPATCHED | Finished off spinner's initial spell in action (10) |
| ENER | Dept. whose initials spell an animal name |
| IRWINRSCHYSTER | WWE wrestler whose three initials spell out the federal agency that inspired his gimmick |
| FREDTITMUS | 1955-75 England Test off-spinner who lost four toes in 1967 (4,6) |
| FABRICATED | Made up material a boy finished off (10) |
| MARTINIQUE | Island drink that Parisian finished off (10) |
| BLOODBATHS | Swaggering dandies seen around English city? Many finished off in these |
| ERADICATED | Finished off last of cheese spread clubs imported |
| SHORTSTORY | Relation getting quickly finished off (5,5) |
| COMPANYCAR | Competition finished off by an exciting, upstanding business asset (7,3) |
| DOOSRA | A ball bowled by an off-spinner that moves in the opposite direction from an off-break (6) |
| DIPAK | Patel, former New Zealand off-spinner born in Nairobi in 1958, played 37Tests between February 1987 and March 1997 (5) |
| ASHWIN | Indian off-spinner in 2018-19 Test cricket series v Australia (6) |
| GRAEME | ___ Swann, English former right-handed off-spinner born in 1979 (6) |
| KREJZA | Tasmanian off-spinner who played 2 Tests, in 2008, Jason ... (6) |
| TITMUS | Fred ___, Middlesex and England off-spinner, born in 1932 |
| EASPRASANNA | Ex-india off-spinner - one of the best in the world (1,1,1,8) |
| SWANN | Graeme ___, right-arm off spinner in England's victorious 2010-11 Ashes team |
| POCOCK | Pat, off-spinner born in 1946 who played for Surrey and England (6) |
| ORIGIN | Root and Cook batting after introduction of off-spinner |
