| LEVELBEST | One's utmost to equalise with the champion |
| STRAINS | Does one's utmost to make proficient in a craft |
| STRAIN | Do one's utmost to compose some music (6) |
| STROVE | Did one's utmost to muster voters (6) |
| DANCEATTENDANCE | Do one's utmost to please another, move rhythmically repeatedly about two hours before midnight (5,10) |
| HANDICAP | Advantage given to a competitor to equalise chances of winning (8) |
| EVENUP | With game time disappearing, happy to equalise |
| DOONESLEVELBEST | Make every effort to equalise? |
| HALVE | Very well held, to equalise score (5) |
| TONEDOWN | Moderate team primarily needing a goal to equalise? (4,4) |
| HANDICAPS | Races in which competitors are given advantages or disadvantages of weight, distance, time to equalise their chances of winning (9) |
| EUSTACHIANTUBE | Hollow cylindrical structure that connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and equalises the pressure between the two sides of the eardrum |
| TOPDOG | Turns up, the man upstairs took drugs with the champion boxer perhaps (3,3) |
| FORTNIGHT | Battled with the champion, we hear, for several days together (9) |
| GOFORIT | Strive to the utmost to get favour with computing etc. (2,3,2) |
| BALANCE | With composure, equalise and settle match (7) |
| DUTIFUL | Does utmost to initially fulfil unmet liabilities (7) |
| DAMNEDEST | Utmost to get infernal steed trained (9) |
| EVENOUT | Equalise, still getting disqualified (4,3) |
| EVENTUALLY | Equalise score holding United at last (10) |
