| INTHEFINAL | Having reached the last round, then failin' maybe! |
| FINALISTS | They're in the last round, so new boxer strikes out (9) |
| ASTUDYINSCARLET | Book of film anyone can see failin' that is introduced to rising young actress (1,5,2,7) |
| ATTHETOP | That poet having reached the peak, maybe (2,3,3) |
| ONTOPOFTHEWORLD | Feeling extremely happy, having reached the North Pole? (2,3,2,3,5) |
| PASSINGOVER | Ignoring death, having reached the other side |
| WEANED | Having reached the state of eating solid food (6) |
| BREASTED | Confronted difficulty squarely and boldly having reached the summit (8) |
| TIDE | Never fails to come back, having reached the lowest ebb (4) |
| HILLTOP | Having reached the peak one can go no higher (7) |
| BREAKINGPOINT | Underneath it all, one's reason is disintegrating, having reached the end of one's tether, perhaps |
| COMPETES | The favourite comes round then takes part in the event |
| WESTERNSAMOA | Country which reached the last eight of the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cups under its old name (7,5) |
| VIDIT | Four Indians - Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun, and this GM - reached the last eight of the recent FIDE World Cup. (5) |
| ONTHENOSE | To win the round, then, one's struggling (2,3,4) |
| CAMETOAFULLSTOP | Tom placates foul casual and reached the last word (4,2,1,4,4) |
| COBBLERS | They used the last round stone with last of their bricks |
| FINAL | It might fail to include the North in the last round (5) |
| FINIAL | One in the last round seen atop the spire (6) |
| TROYES | French town found turning right round, then right (6) |
