| ENDZONE | In American football, the area behind the goals that the ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded (3,4) |
| RECIPIENT | Nicer pet I trained to be award-winner? (9) |
| GOALLINE | Point at which the ball must cross (4,4) |
| OSCARBAIT | Films designed to be awards-season catnip |
| ROUGHGUESS | Conjecture that the ball has gone off the fairway? |
| NOCATCH | Umpire's ruling that the ball hit the ground |
| NET | Tennis: the net over which the ball must be hit (3) |
| PANENKA | A penalty in football in which the taker deceives the goalkeeper by dinking the ball into the goal's centre (7) |
| HINTERLAND | Insinuator to touch down in the area behind the coast (10) |
| GOAL | Structure into which a ball must be aimed in sports including football, hurling, netball and polo (4) |
| AZTECS | Name of Bristol club playing American football, the only Premiership team in the south west (6) |
| CORONER | Free kick - ball must be placed in middle - that's official |
| MISSION | Spaceflight designed to carry out the goals of a specific program |
| TARGETS | The goals intended to be attained (7) |
| SCHILLACI | Who scored the goal that knocked Ireland out of the 1990 World Cup? (9) |
| EQUALISER | The goal that levels the score |
| ORR | Player who scored the goal that won the Stanley Cup on May 10, 1970 |
| BUCKETLIST | Itemised life goals that may include "run a marathon" (6,4) |
| GUYS | In line with the goals of certain blokes, managed most yoga, I assume (2,4,4,3,2) |
| ASSOME | In line with the goals of certain blokes, managed most yoga, I assume (2,4,4,3,2) |
