| RAREBIRD | One unique barrier broken down at first (4,4) |
| SUPPOSED | Fancied a little drink and sit down at first |
| RESCINDS | Cinders, breaking down, at first sad, tears up (8) |
| CAMISOLE | Coat lifted on one unique underwear (8) |
| SETAPART | Prepared to take a role that will make one unique (3,5) |
| LODGE | A shelter; old, broken-down, at the back of the garage |
| ALLALONGTHELINE | Illegal loan then broken down at every point (3,5,3,4) |
| GATED | Attendance down, at first, restricted to college (5) |
| DOG | Travel down at first, then up, to keep following |
| YIELDED | Moved eyelid down at first and gave in (7) |
| UNDERGO | May have to go down, at first, to get experience (7) |
| PRECIPITATED | Hurried down at first and fell (12) |
| FOURMINUTEMILE | Sports barrier broken in '54 |
| ROGERBANNISTER | He gets on with neurology, principally, barrier broken (5,9) |
| INDIGENOUSPLANT | Barrens Willow of Newfoundland, as an example of one unique to Canada: 2 wds. |
| FALSEPRETENCES | Barriers broken by real pest involved in deceptive behaviour (5,9) |
| STILETTO | Sile embraces team at race with nothing ? it lifts one up when down at heel (8) |
| FOOTPATH | Track one of those down at heel with Paddy Henry (8) |
| STAMPEDE | Put one's foot down, at the, end to take flight (8) |
| FOOTFALL | How many of those are walking by one of those down at heel feeling the cold in Boston? (8) |
