| LIONTAMER | Old trainer in ring made of metal, iron (4-5) |
| OUTFIGHT | Fought it hopelessly with advice from trainer in ring (8) |
| LEADIN | Introduction of metal - iron exterior |
| SHOE | That girl retaining old trainer perhaps (4) |
| SHEAF | Bunch of revolutionary old trainers holding key to hotel (5) |
| LAUREATES | Case of luxurious rings made of gold for distinguished people |
| STEELBAND | Metallic ring made by musicians (5,4) |
| RECESSION | Decline bodyguard as stand-in for personal trainer in reception (9) |
| HENDERSON | Nicky ......... , National Hunt champion trainer in 1985/86 and 1986/87 (9) |
| CANISTERS | Containers, usually made of metal, in which dry foods such as tea or coffee are stored (9) |
| TYRE | Ring made of rubber seen as part of finery too, conversely (4) |
| IRONPINTO | Horse made of metal? |
| HOOP | Child's toy consisting of a ring made of cane or plastic, hula ... |
| VITREOUS | Dancers' saint carrying about ring made of glass |
| IVORIED | First person, diver at sea, holding ring made of white material? (7) |
| ORBITS | Rings made of gold pieces (6) |
| IRON | Metal "Fe" with compounds causing many of the colours observed in rocks, including haematite, a key source of its ores (4) |
| TORC | Large, stiff neck ring made from metal (4) |
| ALLOY | Friend pocketing ring made from mixture of metals (5) |
| PIPEDOWN | Noted horse trainer in a depressed state has to stop talking (4,4) |
