| OUNDLE | Northants market town (6) |
| ELINOR | Northants. trout venue (*or Nile) (6) |
| NASEBY | Northants. reservoir and village (*N.E. bays) (6) |
| TIFFIN | Northants opener, subject to medical, to turn up for lunch (6) |
| CASTLE | Three-lake fishery in Northants (*as by chalets) (6,5) |
| BIGGIN | Day-ticket, seven-acre, 61-peg venue, Northants (*leaking big) (6,4) |
| SYWELL | Northants. reservoir for big tench and pike - in busy Wells! (6) |
| NATHAN | Middlesex opener who made 103 against Northants in the 2024 County Championship at Northampton (6) |
| CORBLIMEY | Fancy fruit found in Northants town (3,6) |
| RUSHDEN | Hurry retreat into Northants town (7) |
| TOWCESTER | Possibly keep various members of sect inside Northants town (9) |
| ASHBY | Three-lake fishery in Northants (*as by chalets) (6,5) |
| LAKE | Day-ticket, seven-acre, 61-peg venue, Northants (*leaking big) (6,4) |
| KETTERING | Northants. town on the River Ise (anag. of ' eek! TNT rig') (9) |
| LETTERING | Characters from large Northants town needing no introduction (9) |
| NENE | Northants river (4) |
| LOYE | Mal ...., Northants and Lancashire batsman (4) |
| PANESAR | Northants, Sussex, Essex and England spin bowler (7) |
| GRENDON | Northants. fishery ___ Lakes, home of 'Tyson' (7) |
| SWANN | Graeme --, England, Northants and Notts spin bowler (5) |
