| ATV | In short, an off-road vehicle ... initially approaches Tamar Valley (3) |
| ATVS | VAT'S complicated for off-road vehicles, initially (4) |
| AONB | Good spot for a picnic, like the Tamar Valley (1,1,1,1) |
| BEREFERRERS | Tamar Valley line station (4, 7) |
| UTE | Slang for an off-road vehicle |
| SOB | A catch of the breath is in short an American term of abuse (3) |
| VET | In short, an animal surgeon to examine for soundness (3) |
| GAT | In short, an old-fashioned firearm (3) |
| IOU | In short, an acknowledgement of e debt? |
| BUS | Vehicle initially boasting upstairs seating (3) |
| LAD | Boy, as in Narcissus 'Tamar ___' and Rhododendron 'Windsor ___' (3) |
| LYD | Devon tributary of the Tamar... in, oddly, Dungeness! (3) |
| UTILITY | Public service provided by an off-road vehicle? (7) |
| SUV | Road-going car with off-road vehicle features, briefly |
| ION | Atom short an electron, say |
| ALLTERRAIN | Like an off-road vehicle |
| AWD | Off-road vehicle (abbr) (3) |
| ARO | Romanian off-road vehicle brand (3) |
| FWD | Off-road vehicle feature (abbr) (3) |
| SNO | ___-Cat (winter off-road vehicle) |