| UNDERGARMENT | Gallant outsiders made runner a vest, perhaps(12) |
| KNITWEAR | Kelvin's wrinkled winter clothing, includes a vest, perhaps (8) |
| PURLER | Stitch finally made runner fall |
| LINEN | Name on back of string vest perhaps (5) |
| COURSER | A swift charger, steed or warhorse; a runner; a beagler or other hare hunter; a hound, trained for said chase; or, a plover-like bird, adapted for sprinting, rather than flying (7) |
| BALK | Reason to award a runner a free base |
| SKIP | Omit giving a runner a little cash (4) |
| SKELETON | John perhaps takes note after one leaves runner a set of 11s (8) |
| AYATOLLAH | Leader in Iran greeting runner, a revolutionary (9) |
| SKILL | Ability that brings runner A£50 (5) |
| BEANPOLE | Support for runner, a lanky fellow |
| STREAMLET | Lesser runner, a male regularly getting in the way (9) |
| SKI | Runner a Pole may be finished with (3) |
| EMU | Fast runner's a little bemusing (3) |
| MINT | Spreading vigorously via runners, a herb in a family that includes lavender, rosemary and thyme, used to flavour Moroccan tea, julep or Pimm's Cup (4) |
| SLEDGE | Horse- or dog-drawn vehicle on runners; a toboggan; or, a taunting remark in cricket (6) |
| IMPALAS | African runners a source of mischief, sorry to say |
| TRAVESTIED | Made a mockery of having tried to keep a vest hidden (10) |
| THRIVES | Does well to get a shirt and half a vest made from it (7) |
| TANK | An aquarium; a panzer, Sherman, whippet or other armoured vehicle; or, a short word for a vest-like sweater (4) |