| ALPHAGEEK | Informal term for the I.T. team member with the most expertise |
| DISSIDENT | Objector means to gather t-team? (9) |
| ABLAUT | Term for the i-a-u pattern in some verb tenses (such as sink-sank-sunk) |
| RHINO | Informal term for the African mammal with a large horn above the nose |
| STOOP | The ___ , informal term for the home ground of Harlequins rugby union team (5) |
| BAZBALL | Informal term for the style of play of the England cricket team under Brendon McCullum |
| ALABHAABROWN | Weekly columnist for the i Paper named 2025 Commentator of the Year at the Media Freedom Awards (6,7-5) |
| PALATIAL | With loads of room for the "i" in "semivowel" (8) |
| RONMIX | A.F.L. All-Time Team member with a law degree |
| FACED | Confronted A-Team member with head of department |
| MOBCAP | Crowd team-member with old-fashioned hat (3,3) |
| SITUATIONROOM | Informal term for the meeting place in the White House for managing crises and assessing intelligence (9,4) |
| PELYCOSAUR | Loose or informal term for the earliest, most primitive synapsid (10) |
| ESTATE | The fourth ___ , informal term for the press (6) |
| STARDUST | Informal term for the glamour associated with celebrities (8) |
| RAGTRADE | Informal term for the business of clothing, aka the fashion industry (3,5) |
| SECONDLADY | Informal term for the spouse of the U.S. vice president (6,4) |
| HARRYSTYLES | One Direction member with the solo hit "Sign of the Times" |
| YASMIN | Weekly columnist for the i Paper named 2025 Commentator of the Year at theMedia Freedom Awards (6,7-5) |
| LINCOLNMEMORIAL | Backdrop for the "I Have a Dream" speech |
