| RACEMEETINGS | Opportunities for the Arabians to show how good they are at handling courses with Irish sessions (4,8) |
| PARAGON | To show how good he was, father beheaded the monster (7) |
| STAR | It is used to show how good a restaurant is |
| FLATRACING | Boring jockey caring for the Arabians, of course (4,6) |
| NEGATIVES | Lots of opportunities for the photographers can't be all positive (9) |
| TACTFUL | Skilled at handling the feelings of other people (7) |
| BOOKTOKEN | I offer novel opportunities, for the present |
| SAHARA | Desert artist following inital success at handling abstracts (6) |
| PLUMBER | Expert at handling snakes? |
| ORANGE | In orienteering, the colour code of the courses with medium navigational difficulty rating, or the colour with white of the kites/flags at the control points (6) |
| RIPE | It is best to pick the subjects of this week's Miscellany when they are at this stage! (4) |
| ATSTUD | In that studio prepared to be a father to the Arabians? (2,4) |
| TEST | Will it show how good one is, as a fisherman? (4) |
| HILLTOPS | They are at the top of the range (8) |
| THEATRES | They are at the centre of operations, at some stage (8) |
| HORSETRAINERS | Heard gruff voice coaches trying to get the best out of the Arabians (5,8) |
| LEVELBEST | Even defeat can show how good one can be? |
| ROADTEST | It's an indication of how good the coach is working, by the way, at trial (4,4) |
| TARS | Those on the road or fronting The Abbey Road Sessions (4) |
| TAXIS | They are at the ranks in Greek army division (5) |
