| NETTERS | Makers of drifts, seines, trawls etc; anglers who use these to catch fish; lawn-tennis players; or, users of the World Wide Web (7) |
| NET | Mesh used to make drifts/seines for catching fish, dividers for tennis courts, the weapons of choice of retiarii or marquisette canopies for protecting against mosquitoes (3) |
| NONET | Problem for tennis players or musical group (5) |
| PLOW | Clear of drifts |
| WEB | A spider weaves one of these to catch insects (3) |
| PURISTS | 'Traditional' anglers who shun modern aids? (7) |
| STRONGGALE | Anglers who got caught out in ferocious storm (6,4) |
| CONSORT | Wife or husband of a king or queen; a small group of viol players; or, an accompanying ship (7) |
| IZAAK | First name of the author of the fishing treatise The Compleat Angler who also wrote a short biography of his friend John Donne (5) |
| DRIVE | A jaunt or journey in a motor vehicle; the act of chasing game or moving cattle; a gathering of whist players; or, a shot from a golf tee (5) |
| BAND | Group of players, or, if spaced, a hint to making sense of six Across answers |
| HUDDLE | A tight-knit group of penguins, rugby players or secret conferees; or, a bustle, confusion or jumble (6) |
| KEYS | You use these to open locks or to start a car (4) |
| WIMBLEDON | District of southwest London, home of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (9) |
| SPURS | It's right to put the cat out and use these to make her go |
| DEAL | A bargain; the act of distributing cards; the hands allotted to the players; or, from "plank", softwood, such as fir or pine, for construction (4) |
| STAGEDOOR | Where fans may seek access to players, or access to coach (5,4) |
| BYES | Situations in which players or teams win a round of a contest by virtue of having no opponent (4) |
| NETMAN | Tennis player (or a good moniker for a lepidopterist superhero) |
| RAFTER | Former Australian tennis player - or Tom Sawyer perhaps! (6) |
