| ALPH | Poet's sacred runner down in fifth place, making comeback |
| GOFORTH | Depart, say, (but don't set off in fifth place?) (2,5) |
| RALPH | Name of Xanadu's sacred runner |
| DYES | Slid keys into place, making natural fibre colourings (4,4) |
| SILK | Slid keys into place, making natural fibre colourings (4,4) |
| POOH | 20ing place making poor rich (but I'll grow to full capacity!) (4,6) |
| STYX | Runner down under? |
| TIFF | Turning heads in fifth form, including teacher's pet |
| GIST | Great round takes place, making point |
| STUD | Last two leave photographer's place, making a bolt for it |
| SKIS | Runners down mountains |
| HAVE | Own stretch in Fifth Avenue |
| LACEUP | In France, the tournament includes 5th place in Golden Boot? (4-2) |
| PURSER | One engaged in chase loses fifth place to ship's officer |
| DYLANFRITTELLI | He tied Rory Mcilroy for fifth place in the 2020 Masters |
| IMPRINT | Pair in international money-making place making mark (7) |
| GRADES | Grammar school receiving excellent 5th place in Ofsted's rankings |
| PASDECHAT | In ballet, a cat- like jump to the side that ends in fifth position ( 3,2,4) |
| NEWEST | We settled in a cosy place, making it most up-to-date |
| NAILERY | Place making metal objects - in reality, possibly, it has disappeared |
