| FIVETOOLPLAYER | One excelling at hitting for average, hitting for power, fielding, throwing and running, in baseball lingo |
| GATED | Some excelling at education kept in school |
| SHOWSTOPPER | Endlessly applauded act presents one excelling |
| TRIPLE | Hardest part of hitting for the cycle |
| TIDAL | Boy, it's up and running in and out (5) |
| TRIATHLON | Swimming, cycling and running in one contest (9) |
| RIGHTFACE | Spooner's boxing and running in singularly incorrect 24 (5,4) |
| JOESIXPACK | Joseph with some cans of beer for average man in USA (3,7) |
| TROT | Horse's gait between walking and running in which each diagonal pair of legs is lifted alternately (4) |
| FRISBEE | A concave plastic disc used in a throwing and catching game |
| CARPENTER | He's good at hitting the nail on the head (9) |
| MARKSMAN | Someone skilled at hitting his targets - an M&S guy (8) |
| PARI | Equal start for average one |
| COURTSHIP | Ostrich up and running in pursuit |
| GREATDANE | And, running in, greet a bounding dog (5,4) |
| MARATHON | French revolutionary, hot and running in a big race (8) |
| LAPPING | Tom's drinking and running in circles (7) |
| JUGGLER | He's very good at throwing and catching (7) |
| TREE | *Stephen Curry was a master at hitting this shot |
| TREY | *Stephen Curry was a master at hitting this shot |
