| FANCYDRESSER | General description of a 26-, 46- or 53-Across |
| GARDENER | General description of a horticulturist or landscape designer such as Lancelot Brown, Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort or Gertrude Jekyll (8) |
| JEWELLER | General description of a goldsmith, silversmith or a lapidarist (8) |
| CARDGAME | General description of a pastime or activity such as snap, happy families, rummy, pontoon or patience (4,4) |
| STIRFRY | General description of a dish cooked rapidly over a high heat in a wok, such as pad thai (4-3) |
| RACING | General description of a sport such as steeplechasing, triathlon or F1 (6) |
| BERRY | General description of a soft fruit grown and sold at a pick-your-own farm (5) |
| ANCIENTHISTORY | General description of a time and series of events including the Greco-Roman world and Egyptian civilisations (7,7) |
| HIGHSPEED | A song by Coldplay; or, a general description of the rate of a bullet train or broadband over 10Mbps (4,5) |
| SHEEPDOG | General description of a canine traditionally trained to herd ovines (8) |
| BLUERUN | General description of a slope suitable for intermediate skiers (4,3) |
| BACKBURNER | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| RACEMEETING | General description of an event or series of events such as the Epsom Derby or Cheltenham Festival (4,7) |
| BRONTE | Author with a first name in 20-A, 35-A or 53-A |
| BAILEY | Home visit requested from this little 7, inventor of a 26 (6) |
| WALISNEY | Winner of a 26 Oscars |
| TITULAR | Awful unbridled brutality of a 26 for one (7) |
| GAME | General description of an activity or pastime such as charades, crambo, chess, Cluedo or Monopoly (4) |
| FLAKES | General description of particles of snow photographed by Wilson Bentley; or, chocolate bars served in "99" ice-cream cones (6) |
| EXTREME | - sports; general description of pursuits involving elements of risk (7) |
