| PALMEDOR | Pro wrestling with medal for a prize |
| GERMANIC | For example Dutch airmen in the wars decorated with medal for bravery |
| UNDERPOWERED | We endured pro wrestling with not enough oomph |
| BRONZE | England Lioness with medal for third place (6) |
| START | Old English "caper, fling, leap, plunge headlong", today a commencement or a sudden movement of surprise; dawn or sunrise; or, the beginning of a journey or a race, perhaps for a prize (5) |
| STILLLEMONADE | Yet to exchange one medal for a drink (5,8) |
| DATEPALM | Perhaps an apt medal for a fruit-grower (4-4) |
| GONG | Medal for a percussionist? (4) |
| COMPETE | Contend for a prize for a poem etc (7) |
| PREMIUM | From the Latin meaning "reward", a word for a prize or incentive; or, a bonus added to wages (7) |
| ATHLETE | Meaning "compete for a prize", a sportsman or sportswoman (7) |
| CUP | A hundred up for a prize? |
| COMPLETE | Ended with fifty entering to contend for a prize (8) |
| GIMCRACK | One invested with medal having flaw - a poorly-made article |
| EGGNOG | Drink, for example, with medal being returned |
| FLEETADMIRAL | American officer a trifle upset with medal (5,7) |
| COMPETENT | Efficient way to contend for a prize with the National Trust (9) |
| AWARD | General word for a prize, gong or accolade such as a Michelin star, blue flag or George Cross (5) |
| RAFFLE | A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets for a prize draw (6) |
| ATROPHY | Become thin for a prize (7) |
