| THEBOY | Heroic lines newfangled: "The c-crew did a bunk, but he nobly held on to the hose" (3,3,5,2,3,7,4,6, |
| DIED | What Cutting Crew did "In Your Arms" |
| HAGGLED | I held on to the gag but bargained in a petty way |
| HOLDEN | Held on to the Australian car (6) |
| LORD | He nobly offers choice between pounds and old pence! |
| HOKUM | Mere bunk, but good to sing about (5) |
| ABSCONDED | Did a bunk or a bed containing second prisoner start to disintegrate? (9) |
| ONSCHEDULE | May have held on to cues the wrong way, but was on time (2,8) |
| SUZIE | Who held on to most catches in a match in the Women's World Cup held in India recently? (5,5) |
| BATES | Who held on to most catches in a match in the Women's World Cup held in India recently? (5,5) |
| CROWN | Got to get to the top of the hill to bear it nobly... (5) |
| KEPTALOWPROFILE | Held on to a Colonel Blimp drawing that's stayed out of the public eye? |
| HAT | It's the tall piece of clothing Abe Lincoln probably held on to anytime there was a windstorm |
| VAMOOSE | Do a bunk, very shortly to be pursued by a wild animal (7) |
| SCARPERED | Frightened about agent returning, did a bunk (9) |
| RANSACKED | Plundered and did a bunk before getting dismissed (9) |
| LEFTINTHENIGHT | Did a bunk, perhaps? (4,2,3,5) |
| LEFT | Did a bunk with pieces of felt (4) |
| ESCAPED | Did a bunk (7) |
| DHIR | Who has held on to most number of catches in IPL 2025 till it was suspended for a few days? (4) |
