| TURNSIN | Goes round, in the end, before one retires (5,2) |
| FINISH | Salmon perhaps goes round in the end (6) |
| TERRACE | Sprinter's three from the end before competition raised level (7) |
| SPINE | Turn round, in the end, to show some backbone (5) |
| NORMA | Lady from big house starting near the end before returning to the start |
| SPEAK | Utter chaos at the end, before climax |
| DAYTRIP | Daughter always goes to dance - this outing to end before midnight? |
| NIGHTIE | Close match in which one retires (7) |
| BEDTIME | When one retires for the night (7) |
| BEDROOM | Where one retires out of boredom |
| HIGHTEA | Last of quarter-finalists to change ends before a meal (4,3) |
| EYEBALL | It goes round in one's head |
| REVERIE | As always, one again goes round in a dream (7) |
| OPALINE | After work, beer goes round in whitish glass (7) |
| CYCLIST | Rider who goes round in circles (7) |
| STROLLS | Godly type goes round in leisurely walks |
| TSUNAMI | Bloke goes round in new suit, giving big wave (7) |
| GYRATES | Goes round in tears, perhaps, having failed to finish gym (7) |
| ROTOR | Part that goes round in the Metro, to radiate in both directions! (5) |
| WATERWHEEL | It goes round in the race (5,5) |