| ERUPTIVE | Low grade rugby training? This writer's describing St Helens maybe |
| ISLAM | This writer's describing southern student finding religion (5) |
| LINGUIST | The Brothers Grimm were, by training, this sort of scholar (8) |
| BISTRO | Writer describing street cafe |
| DRILL | Training? This needs a bit (5) |
| VERONA | Italian city where England did some heat training this summer (6) |
| JESTER | Buffoon's derisive remark describing saint |
| APSE | Primate describing Saint in part of church |
| SCIMITAR | Sword wound? This writer's impressed by it (8) |
| BANKRUPT | Before rugby training side is deficient (8) |
| WILDFIRE | Irish writer describing tree in scary phenomenon? (8) |
| OPENPLAN | Work on network involves writer describing many an office |
| NEXTSTEP | Future plan has rising writer describing direction in text form (4,4) |
| EPICPOEM | Echo US writer describing film, original of Milton's Paradise Lost ? (4,4) |
| CHIMERIC | Wild companion? This writer's fine |
| EASTMOND | Halifax Panthers coach appointed in October; former St Helens, Bath Rugby, Wasps and Leicester dual code centre (4,8) |
| VOLCANIC | Book about leaders of note in conurbation like St Helens (8) |
| KEVINIRO | Rugby league footballer who played in the Challenge Cup Final for Leeds, Wigan and St Helens |
| MAKINSON | St Helens wing; 2011 debutant against Salford City Reds (8) |
| BENNISON | Jon ........ , St. Helens full-back/ wing; hat-trick scorer against Castleford Tigers at the Totally Wicked Stadium in Super League XXIX (8) |
