| WARMTHEBENCH | Manager said to the sub - first quarter of 18 across at first match will decide if one has a case to |
| ONTHEBOUNCE | In succession, third umpire will decide if ball was caught like this? (2,3,6) |
| YOUREON | Cue from stage manager said to clinch a deal? |
| BASEMENT | Soldiers in HQ head to the sub- ground level (8) |
| MARINE | Give this serviceman a sub first and it will go under (6) |
| THINKS | Ponders first bit of 18 across at school (6) |
| BISCUIT | (and 5 Across) At first Bengali cooked balti curries in a container (7,6) |
| SOFIA | 1 across at first supporting very fine capital (5) |
| STOW | Old English "place", today a word meaning to pack in a case, to stash in a boat, to put under hatches or to cram down one's throat (4) |
| OTOSCOPE | Checks if one has a problem with The Hearing by going through various channels to see if everything sounds okay (8) |
| BUBI | What is the name of the animal oracle which predicted correctly, the first match of EURO 2024? (4) |
| GDP | Measure of economic growth that increased by 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2025 in Britain.(abbrv) (3) |
| STARRY | Such a night is for romance if one has a second to linger (6) |
| DUSTSTORM | Does homework on The Hill before first match? That sort of a phenomenon would be part of some foreca |
| STEPHENHENDRY | Scottish snooker player who came out of retirement at the 2021 World Championship to win his first match in nine years (7,6) |
| SWOONS | Has a case of the vapors |
| NEAPTIDES | Events after the first quarter of the moon |
| PLAYINGCARDS | If one has a good deal, one should be successful when doing this (7,5) |
| DELIGHT | When half-dead, a match will give a lot of pleasure (7) |
| SPLINT | Race, going from right to left? It helps if one has a break |
