| STARTINGPISTOL | It may help to get sporting event off with a bang |
| THEASHES | Female in undue haste to get sporting prize (3,5) |
| PULL | It may help to get you in the door... (4) |
| INTOUCH | Aware of events off the field |
| WIRING | Flier over Iran may help to get 7 (6) |
| STEROIDS | Muscle-building drugs that can get sporting competitors banned |
| MAKEALLOWANCES | To provide grants may help to judge one less severely (4,10) |
| FLIGHTRECORDER | Fine expert, judge, may help to determine cause of accident |
| HOSPITALPORTER | Bitter drink received at infirmary will help to get patient moving |
| SQUIB | A firework such as a figurative damp example alluding to something that fails to go off with a bang; a lampoon; or, a paltry individual (5) |
| MNEMONIC | It may help to recall -- with rise of Medici, no men missed taking part (8) |
| DIPLOMACY | It may help to rescue a country from mad policy |
| STAR | It may help to guide a southern sailor (4) |
| THINKINGCAP | It may help to solve problem of poor relations with leader of Canada in rift (8,3) |
| SEASALT | It may help to preserve the ocean sailor (3,4) |
| CRYSTALBALL | Shout, twisting muscles, and howl out loud - it may help to look ahead |
| FINETOOTHCOMB | It may help to scrutinise charge by canine groomer (4-5,4) |
| SWOTANALYSIS | Studious type has breakdown; it may help to outline future (4,8) |
| AIRGUITAR | Placebo (nostrum?) - it may help to serve for The Cure? (3,6) |
| BANDBRAKE | It may help to stop guest-house being considered decadent (9) |
