| REVERENDS | People like Spooner run ... always on top of targets (9) |
| REVERSALS | Run always with poor lass suffering bad experiences |
| INNER | Victor misses top of target (5) |
| REVERBERATE | Run always to be with speed to resound |
| SURFACE | An expert on board at Bondi Beach, always on top! (7) |
| UNBEATEN | Always on top, bun cooked and swallowed (8) |
| UPPERCLASS | But its members are not always on top form (5-5) |
| TENDEREST | Most compassionate doctor resented introduction of targets |
| TETRAGRAM | Letters of Target concocted "butt", a four-letter word (9) |
| GOLDCREST | Little bird caught others by centre of target |
| INNERCITY | Urban area, part of target unknown movement backed (5,4) |
| HITLIST | Set of targets for the Top 20 (3,4) |
| MALIGN | Blame the French source like Spooner (6) |
| NEWSREEL | Old-timey film bemoans astronaut Armstrong speaking like Spooner (8) |
| HANDBALL | Speaking like Spooner, banned hall sport (8) |
| LOOKHERE | I say "Pirate king" like Spooner would |
| SERIALKILLER | In Kildare, first breakfast report from part of hospital takes out a number of targets (6,6) |
| CLAYPIGEON | One of a series of targets hurled from a trap in down-the-line, skeet and similar pursuits (4,6) |
| BURNTOUT | Gutted vessel, first of targets in attack |
| SWEETPEA | Survey includes the introduction of targets at each plant (5,3) |
