| ARCHENEMY | Many cheer wildly when he's defeated (4 5) |
| VICTOR | He's defeated Ivor, perhaps, out of court |
| BEECHTREE | Insect has to cheer wildly about the first plant (5,4) |
| DETONATOR | Ranted too wildly when it goes off (9) |
| RECHERCHE | Exotic Cher - cheer wildly! |
| MACCABEUS | Judas ********* , rebel leader who defeated four Seleucid armies (9) |
| SMOKINJOE | He defeated the Greatest in 1971's Fight of the Century |
| GOLDMEDAL | Honor won by Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics yesterday for the first time, as he defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 7-6 |
| OPENTODOUBT | Dot to bone up wildly when uncertain (4,2,5) |
| ENEMY | Many cheer the Devil's destruction (4-5) |
| ARCH | Many cheer the Devil's destruction (4-5) |
| RAISETHEROOF | Create more headroom and cheer wildly (5,3,4) |
| BOSS | Sobs wildly when upset by the chief (4) |
| SCALP | Claps wildly when there's a trophy (5) |
| ANGUS | He sang wildly when out of uniform! (5) |
| FREECHURCH | Dissenting Christians cheer wildly, entering something warm, cold and hot (4,6) |
| REECHO | Cheer wildly over coming last -- one wants repeat (2-4) |
| SHAY | The ___, home ground for Halifax Town, where Chester FC were defeated 4-0 in the 2017-18 FA Cup (4) |
| WELLBEATEN | The Guardian is going to be a 10, unquestionably defeated (4-6) |
| LOSE | Leo's about to be defeated (4) |
