| STAGEMANAGED | Men only event essentially, and game finetuned to one's advantage (5-7) |
| ATHEART | Try to enter a Manx event essentially (2,5) |
| STAG | Wee Gatsby's up for a men-only event (4) |
| SELFINTEREST | Trim market on Friday has appeal that's to one's advantage (4-8) |
| UPSTAGE | Trump at university at men-only events primarily (7) |
| PRESSHOME | How to get to main screen - do this to one's advantage |
| GLADE | ... clearing poverty essentially and happy to be advancing (5) |
| GERRYMANDER | Manipulate unfairly and adapt to one's advantage |
| TURNTOACCOUNT | Use to one's advantage (4,2,7) |
| PLOY | A cunning action to turn a situation to one's advantage (4) |
| INSISTS | Stands firm with line essentially and broods about latest of problems (7) |
| CLOSEST | Most secretive company hides loss, showing assets essentially and collects sales tax (7) |
| ORANGEADE | Drink Peronis essentially and agree to relax (9) |
| THINKUP | Invent narrow ski, essentially, and jump evenly (5,2) |
| LONDONBUS | It's slow, essentially, and bound to travel in opposite directions |
| EPEE | Only event in which Venezuela medaled at the 2012 Olympics |
| HENDON | Ladies-only event supported by new police training college (6) |
| THESTAGE | In the old days, you admit, male-only event could be the setting for drama |
| NAMM | ___ Show, world's largest trade-only event for the music products industry: Abbr. |
| AVAIL | Use to (one's) advantage (5) |
