| FLATRACE | Flying start left a dash or sprint with no hurdles (4,4) |
| AGLEAM | Bright start's left a couple under par in the morning |
| ENLIVEN | Give spirit to guys missing the start left with four points (7) |
| SCRAMBLE | A clamber/climb on hands and feet; an emergency take-off by a fighter plane; a dash or tussle for what can be had; or, a motocross rally (8) |
| BOLT | Word for an arrow originally, later a jagged flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder; a roll of cloth; a dash; or, a pin for a nut (4) |
| RAN | Took part in a dash or marathon (3) |
| RUN | A dash, gallop or sprint forth; a trickle of paint or spread of dye; a series of unravelled stitches forming a ladder; a journey; a chicken coop; a ski trail; or, the migration of salmon (3) |
| CANOEING | Paddling sport in slalom or sprint. |
| AVIATION | One can get off to a flying start in this industry (8) |
| ROADHOGS | Such drivers dash or go mad (4,4) |
| FOOTRACE | Dash or marathon |
| TAKEOFFS | Flying starts? |
| BICKER | Scots term for a wooden bowl for liquor or a staved vessel for porridge; a mischievous dash or quick scamper; a clattering noise; most notably, an altercation, petty squabble, quarrel or wrangle; or, |
| RACERELATIONS | Have a sprint with your kinfolk? It is a cultural contract (4,9) |
| SHINE | Brightness or lustre; a liking or fancy; dash or excellence in appearance or quality; old slang for a party; or, an act of polishing (5) |
| STREAK | A flash of lightning or the course or line it takes; a swift dash; or, a band of contrasting colour (6) |
| DARTERS | Dragonflies known in North America as meadowhawks or skimmers; tropical snakebirds; a name for archerfishes or perches; people or things that dash or flit; or, players of the game "arrows" (7) |
| LACE | Tie in sprint with initial change of direction (4) |
| RUIN | Spoil sprint with one on the inside (4) |
| BOLTS | Word for crossbow arrows; stout pins or screws; sliding bars in locks; rolls of cloth, linen or wallpaper; white flashes of lightning; or, sprints, such as those executed by runner Usain (5) |
