| NORTHWEST | Point indicated by centre of runway (9) |
| TOE | Point indicated by part of foot (3) |
| DALSEGNO | Musical direction to go back to the point indicated by the sign (3,5) |
| SEWN | Four points indicated by needle, stitched together (4) |
| SNAP | Lose one's cool at point indicated in the racing pages (4) |
| GOLDCREST | Little bird caught others by centre of target |
| NICARAGUA | Northern Ireland vehicle, silver, by centre of quay in Republic |
| DONCASTER | Complete housing project by centre of picturesque UK city |
| UNDERSHOT | With thunder so appalling, landed short of runway |
| WEDNESDAY | Married? Yes and sad by middle of the week, perhaps (9) |
| SECONDROW | Back protest by centre forwards? (6,3) |
| CAREERIST | One concerned with promotion run by centre in Bristol |
| SOMEHOW | By any means home's rebuilt by centre of town |
| HAIRTAIL | By centre of Newhaven, I sell out of English fish |
| OUTLOOK | Prospect of public toilet by centre of Worksop (7) |
| ALLBLACKS | Team with no forwards opened up by centre from Salah (3,6) |
| PRIMETIME | Purse tiny child pinched by middle of week's peak viewing (5,4) |
| RADIOTWO | Do air broadcast by centre of network, part of BBC (5,3) |
| SIROCCO | Most of Corsica disrupted by centre of storm that blows across Med (7) |
| TRIPOLI | Stand almost taken by centre of allied capital (7) |
