| EUROVISION | Greenlandic singers can compete in this annual contest only as representatives of Denmark; one almost qualified in 2019 but finished second to a Dane |
| VICEROYS | Governors of colonies as representatives of sovereigns (8) |
| BEERGARDEN | Match over between Britain and Denmark: one could get bitter here |
| JOUST | Old contest only about love (5) |
| VICEROY | Governor of a country who rules as representative of sovereign, lord lieutenant in Ireland (7) |
| AMBASSADOR | A diplomat of the highest rank accredited as representative of a monarch or state (10) |
| ICONIC | Important or influential, especially as representative of a culture or movement (6) |
| MOTTO | A short phrase adopted as representative of a person, family or organisation (5) |
| EUROVISIONSONGCONTEST | Lys Assia was the first winner of this annual competition with Refrain in 1956 (10,4,7) |
| AGENTS | Seen as representatives in the Northern Territory a long time now (6) |
| MAORI | A number of seats is reserved in the New Zealand parliament for representatives of these original in |
| DECATHLON | Cloned hat in order to compete in this event (9) |
| RATRACE | Are those who compete in this led by the Piper (3-4) |
| SWORDDANCE | Do you need to be a cut above the rest to compete in this Highland entertainment (5,5) |
| OPEN | Word denoting a sporting event in which anybody can compete; an area of uninterrupted countryside; or, a return ticket with flexible terms (4) |
| LIGHTBLUE | Descend down, as representative of Cambridge (5,4) |
| NATHANSHOTDOGS | Subject of an annual contest held in Brooklyn |
| TINYDESKCONTEST | This annual NPR music competition was won in mid-May by Sacramento artist The Philharmonik, for a videotaped performance of his song "What's It All Mean?" |
| TRALEE | Largest town in County Kerry, famed for an annual contest in which Ireland's 32 counties each enter a competitor (6) |
| MARDIGRAS | Fat Tuesday is the literal translation of this annual (often outrageous) festival (5,4) |
