| REMEMBERED | One of the club people in the plant recalled to mind |
| SOFFIONI | Italian word, from "blows, breaths, puffs", for volcanic fumaroles, aka steam holes; light and fluffy ricotta cupcake puffs; or, the "puffballs" of the plant recalled in 10 Across, upon which one blow |
| BRANDYSNAP | Biscuit: particular kind plant recalled (6,4) |
| FLORA | Lots of plants recalled by a German guy? |
| RAILCARD | Retiring fiction writer from the one of the clubs guarantees a cheaper fare for The Orient Express (8) |
| IRON | Leaders initiate rating of nominations for one of the clubs (4) |
| CARJACKED | Bothered to grip one of the clubs perhaps taken with driver |
| KOING | Flooring put round in one of the clubs, perhaps |
| BELLYDANCE | Exciting performance unfortunately cancelled by one of the clubs pulling out |
| MEMORY | The faculty by which things are recalled to or kept in the mind |
| GRAVENEY | Tom, England batsman recalled to the side at the age of 39 in 1966 (8) |
| TOED | Hit off the end of the club, in golf lingo |
| SAINT | Identify the middle name of the club which won the UEFA Champions League title. (5) |
| ROOFTOPS | Right in front of spot fool briefly recalled to see highest points of surrounding buildings |
| SHANK | A golf shot in which a player mistakenly hits a ball with a part of the club other than the face (5) |
| MOET | "The back of the club, sippin' ___ is where you'll find me" (lyric from the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa") |
| CHESTERTON | Author of The Club of Queer Trades as well as the popular tales about a fictional crime-solving innocuous priest named Father Brown (10) |
| TOMATOCANVAS | Painting of a member of the club? |
| EXPECTING | Looking forward to being a member of the club? (9) |
| PUTTER | Head of police state is part of the club set |
