| FAUSTIAN | Following European that's run off - just like the damned man |
| RANA | Who scored a blistering 81 off just 36 balls for Rajasthan in the IPL match against CSK on March 30, 2025 and also won the player of that match award too? (4) |
| SWEDE | European, that's saved the (third) day! (5) |
| BAIZE | A little concern about a European that's often on the card tables (5) |
| EYESOCKET | Certainly following European spacecraft heading off for orbit |
| RINKU | Which flamboyant southpaw from India scored a superb 53 off just 29 balls in the second T20I versus Bangladesh held in Delhi? (5) |
| DEWALD | Who scored an unbeaten 125 off just 56 balls in the second T20I held between Australia and South Africa in August 2025? (6) |
| NADINEDEKLERK | Who scored an unbeaten 84 off just 54 balls to help South Africa women's team to beat India in the World Cup match held in Visakhapatnam? (6,2,5) |
| JAVA | Heads off just as vessel approaches island |
| THEREUPON | Reopen hut, setting off just after that |
| ABRADES | Scrapes it off just as a beard is put on (7) |
| SNIPPET | Small piece that has been cut off, just a little bit of scrap (7) |
| RED | Fred is cut off just for blushing! (3) |
| JERRYBUILT | Way off, just terribly constructed? (5-5) |
| EARN | Earnest, who set off just to gain merit (4) |
| STRIP | Take off just a thin piece (5) |
| ROBINSONCRUSOE | He is almost borne off just after course founders (8,6) |
| EIGHTH | Strange high priest rips off just a fraction |
| NOONDAY | Turn on Monday, start off just about lunchtime (7) |
| TRYIT | "Don't write this off just yet!" |
