| LASTLY | In the final place |
| INTER | Put one down in the final place (5) |
| STHELENA | Volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean that was Napoleon Bonaparte's second and final place of exile |
| LAST | In final place (4) |
| SWEET | A final place to rest for so many on the list to address? (4,5.4) |
| HOME | A final place to rest for so many on the list to address? (4,5.4) |
| SATURNINE | Dour, having put funerary vessel in final place (9) |
| LIEU | Richelieu's final place (4) |
| TURNINONESGRAVE | Give up final place, and be disturbed by later events? |
| VINESH | Who became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in both the Commonwealth & the Asian Games but was disqualified from participating in the final of the Paris Olympics, due to overweight? (6) |
| REPECHAGE | A race in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final (9) |
| OVETT | In the words of Steve ..., 'Any idiot can become an Olympic champion provided that they have a lot of luck, work hard and cross the finish line first in the final' |
| SABREDANCE | Movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's 1942 ballet Gayane that gave Love Sculpture a hit single in the UK in 1968 |
| ATLAST | In the final analysis, the map collection is near the end of the list (2,4) |
| TAKEMEBACKTOLONDON | By Ed Sheeran and Stormzy, the first UK No 1 single with a title including the place name in the final word |
| INSITU | Take a seat below in the final tableau in the original place (2,4) |
| ALHORFORD | The 36-year-old from the Dominican Republic who joined the NBA in 2007 but didn't get a chance to play in the finals till 2022. (2,7) |
| LONGRUN | In the ___ ___, in the final result (4,3) |
| CONUNDRUMS | Generic name for brainteasers such as the ones that feature in the final rounds of the series Countdown (10) |
| CONUNDRUM | Name of the challenge in the final round of the game show Countdown (9) |
