| STRIKER | Footballer, one barely running, essentially having international replacement (7) |
| PROTEST | Demonstration in favour of having international match |
| UDDER | Drinks dispenser required Duracells ___ back up and running essentially (5) |
| WINSTON | Succeed with poser, essentially having to name Orwell character (7) |
| SWEEPER | Footballer, one prepared to use a brush perhaps (7) |
| LIONESS | England footballer, one with pride (7) |
| WINNINGSTREAK | Fruitful series triumph of one barely running (7,6) |
| STREAKER | Fast mover, or one barely running (8) |
| MANAGER | Does one barely succeed in being boss? (7) |
| SHEARER | One barely attends to the flock (7) |
| CLOBBER | Strike for what one barely lacks |
| UNITES | Gets married, gets divorced, essentially having to cut back (6) |
| NEBULOUS | Jazz blues sound essentially having ill-defined form |
| PERSEPHONE | Essentially having to call wife of underground boss |
| OVAL | Cove and wall essentially having an elliptical shape (4) |
| NIL | Penniless, essentially, having nothing (3) |
| GRANDSLAM | Guardiola essentially having big impact after relative sporting success (5,4) |
| ZONKEDOUT | With boozing essentially having replaced clubs, collapsed, intoxicated (6,3) |
| GATES | Entrances with magic, essentially, having seat transformed (5) |
| SWINDLING | Is cheating about fifty when barely running (9) |
