| YELLOWCARDS | Footballer given two of them is sent off (6,5) |
| KEPT | Didn't get rid of footballer given fewer opportunities than some? (4,4) |
| BACK | Didn't get rid of footballer given fewer opportunities than some? (4,4) |
| BACKACHE | Complaint from footballer given red card? That's hard to swallow |
| ATBEST | A shot finally taken by old footballer, given favourable conditions (2,4) |
| PERSISTENCE | Doggedness shown when creep is sent off |
| GENERALISES | Army officer is given two directions when speaks in wider terms |
| EARLYBATH | Fate of a player who is sent off (5,4) |
| LAIDBACK | Disinclined to make effort, learner is given two forms of support |
| ADULTERER | Sinner, being of age, is given two sovereigns |
| GETTINGTHESACK | Way by which a seasonal deliveryman is sent off to work, or out of it? (7,3,4) |
| WITNESS | Spectator's wife is sent off (7) |
| INSETS | Is sent off to produce fillers (6) |
| REDCARDED | Socialist, eccentric journalist is sent off (3-6) |
| SPOT | See game in which player finally is sent off |
| SAXIFRAGE | Fax is sent off with fury from alpine plant |
| WITNESSBOX | Where statement made, Wolves' number one is sent off: fight ensuing (7,3) |
| AGLOW | Visibly elated by silly own-goals after the son is sent off (5) |
| ASTER | A sister is sent off to get a plant (5) |
| AMBASSADOR | A broad mass is sent off to a diplomatic character (10) |
