| REARDON | Former snooker champ is back, taking on master (7) |
| STEPHENHENDRY | Former snooker champ (7,6) |
| STEVE | ___ Davis, former snooker champ (5) |
| TOCAPITALL | What's more, many back taking on Brussels, for example (2,3,2,3) |
| SIROCCO | Wind is back, taking big bird to outskirts of Chicago |
| NERVOUS | Star is back, taking over, terribly edgy |
| MAESTRO | Expert has nothing on master criminal (7) |
| CREMATE | Carry out funeral rite on master in Mediterranean island (7) |
| SQUELCH | Crush on master from Greyfriars's son (7) |
| SETTERM | Dog's on master's lead for a fixed period (3,4) |
| FLORIDA | Hitler came back, taking in one state then another (7) |
| CONGEAL | Get hard criminal offender back taking Ecstasy (7) |
| ROUSING | Soldiers back taking drugs can be spirited (7) |
| TISANES | Sit back, taking in old-fashioned healthy infusions (7) |
| TRISECT | Right-back taking one group to divide into three (7) |
| ENSNARE | Warne ran sneakily back taking catch (7) |
| ENVIOUS | Green unit backs taking flying bomb to America (7) |
| BEYONDCOMPARE | Bond keeps two eyes on master of ceremonies speaking without peer (6,7) |
| AFL | Sports org. whose latest champ is the San Jose SaberCats |
| AGASSI | Ex-champ is a legend wanting a comeback (6) |
