| ATHLETICS | His cattle are involved in sporting events (9) |
| ORNAMENTS | Jewels in sporting events, barring first and third place (9) |
| BADMINTON | Animals bred, in short, to run in sporting event (9,5,6) |
| BOATRACES | Supporters suppressing bad language, mostly, in sporting events |
| MOTOCROSS | Time to block low ball in sporting event (9) |
| TESTMATCH | Checkmate in sporting event (4,5) |
| EYESTRAIN | Certainly in English school pupils are involved in such trouble |
| FISTFIGHT | Smashing contest dukes are involved in? (9) |
| GENDARMES | Officers are involved in endgames (9) |
| AUCTIONED | Lots are involved in education (9) |
| TROWELLED | Both of us are involved in having upset surfers, plastered (9) |
| DAIRYFARM | Cattle are kept for milk here (5,4) |
| ALTERCATE | Disturbed by this wrangle? Cattle are! |
| MACADAMIA | A Scotsman, Adam and I are involved in nut production |
| GETCAUGHT | Are involved in unexpected unpleasantness |
| HORSE | Animals bred, in short, to run in sporting event (9,5,6) |
| TRIALS | Animals bred, in short, to run in sporting event (9,5,6) |
| EPEE | Sword used in sporting events |
| REGATTAS | A target's hit in sporting events (8) |
| FINAL | Last word in sporting events? |
