| LONGDISTANCE | One of the calls, for instance, that goes to the back of the lineout to reserve (4-8) |
| OATMEAL | Nothing at breakfast, for instance, that goes in the porridge (7) |
| DIALLINGTONE | Old Penny and Gillian Cook find mood indicative of the lineout (8,4) |
| SENTINEL | Sent lineout to guard (8) |
| SHORTTHROW | What's needed to transfer the ball from the hooker to the front of the lineout (5,5) |
| RINGSIDE | One of the calls by Connacht leads to a fight in the middle of The Sportsground? (8) |
| SHAREOUT | Are going in the call for a distribution (5-3) |
| HANGUP | End the call for inhibition |
| TAILS | One of the calls in a coin toss (5) |
| SELFPORTRAIT | Work by Rembrandt, for instance, that nobody else could have done |
| MIDDLE | Where to throw to in the lineout - if avoiding the front or back! (6) |
| DRAFT | My doctor goes to the back of the ship to pick up a money order (5) |
| SAME | Having no change, uncle goes to the back of the queue (4) |
| AFTER | The queen goes to the back of the ship later (5) |
| RAFT | Redhead goes to the back of the crude boat (4) |
| TURNTAIL | Go to the back of the queue, then run away (4,4) |
| DUBONNET | Drink of the French - something that goes to the head (8) |
| NIGHTCAP | A drink that goes to the head of one who has retired! (8) |
| BEYONDREPAIR | Opening 14 across to get fix from crack, for instance, that can't be made better (6,6) |
| SYMPHONY | Half nosy Frenchman takes most of the call on Fourth of July or The Fifth (8) |
