| DARTBOARD | Move fast before the directors to reach a local target (9) |
| SPOOM | A variation of "foam" that, as a verb, means "scud or sail fast before the wind"; or, as a noun, a frothy sorbet (5) |
| TEARGAS | Riot control measure makes one move fast before gossip arrives (7) |
| TAILBOARD | Follow directors to the back of a lorry (9) |
| DASHBOARD | Quickly move directors to where the controls are (9) |
| BOARDROOM | Space for a company's directors to hold meetings (9) |
| BOARDWALK | Platform for company directors to quit (9) |
| STARBOARD | Celebrity takes directors to one side (9) |
| SHADOWBOARD | Follow the directors to find what a lot of the answers can be found on but you need to stand back to see the big picture (6,5) |
| MEDALLIST | Prizewinner introduces director to food programme (9) |
| SPIELBERG | Director to hold forth on mountain? (9) |
| CHLOEZHAO | First female film director to win a Golden Globe since Barbra Streisand (5,4) |
| MOONSTONE | Second film director to take on this gem of a novel |
| SUSPENDED | Charge in court by director to control waste is stayed (9) |
| ABOVE | 22 & 21Dn. Superior to the directors, to be quite honest (5,5) |
| BOARD | Superior to the directors, to be quite honest (5,5) |
| ABOVEBOARD | Too important for the directors to deal with, to be frank (5,5) |
| EXECUTIVE | Director to finish around four (9) |
| TARANTINO | Director to discredit opposite number (9) |
| SKATEBOARD | Somehow takes the directors to see some sports equipment (10) |
