| LAVENDER | Learned to work with victory scent (8) |
| INTERVAL | I learnt to work with victory spell (8) |
| EDUCATED | Learned to work out due date, around the fourth of March (8) |
| DWINDLED | Democrat with victory was first to tour Germany reduced in strength (8) |
| INVADING | Encroaching Indonesian borders, with victory over a tailless native dog (8) |
| RETRIEVE | Get back again with victory stopping bewildered retiree (8) |
| WEARTHIN | Become less believable with victory involving something dirty (4,4) |
| SACKRACE | Contest with victory in the bag? (4,4) |
| GIVE | Provide soldier with victory, to a point (4) |
| LAURELANDHARDY | Crown with victory to boot stout comic duo (6,3,5) |
| CRAVED | Longed to have raced off with victory (6) |
| SECONDWIND | Support with victory, beginning to display fresh vigour (6,4) |
| MONICALEWINSKY | Man keeps on in charge with victory on satellite TV - perhaps, yes, I can now milk a scandal (6,8) |
| ELOPE | Bolt's record with victory cry raised (5) |
| DIVA | Performer returned aid with victory (4) |
| ADVENTURER | With victory secured, Hector returned a hero (10) |
| VEX | Irritate former spouse with victory first (3) |
| STEAMY | Passionate second eleven ending with victory (6) |
| EVERSO | Jolly soiree abroad with victory for Italy |
| SALVO | Many shots also involved with victory (5) |
