| NOISY | Racket, one entertained by runner? (5) |
| NOISE | Racket, one entertained by runner? (5) |
| KENNYMILLER | Former Irish PM close to school entertained by runner and former footballer (5,6) |
| STOIC | One entertained by short routine -he shouldn't complain (5) |
| LAIRD | One entertained by fat Scottish landowner (5) |
| CHIEF | Outstanding one entertained by kitchen worker (5) |
| LONER | Independent type - one entertained by left and right |
| SKIMP | Truss, optionally reversible, used by runner to tighten belt (5) |
| AMUSE | A goddess such as Clio to keep one entertained (5) |
| GUEST | One entertained (5) |
| SHRUG | Show indifference to speed at the start of heat by runner (5) |
| BOLTS | Word for crossbow arrows; stout pins or screws; sliding bars in locks; rolls of cloth, linen or wallpaper; white flashes of lightning; or, sprints, such as those executed by runner Usain (5) |
| BATON | Conductor's stick for directing an orchestra/choir; or, an item transferred by runners in a relay race (5) |
| TORCH | Flambeau associated with unrequited love or carried by runners in a relay to light the Olympic flame; a large candle; or, a flashlight (5) |
| SLEDS | They're supported by runners |
| BASES | They're rounded by runners |
| SKIES | Sends up European surrounded by runners |
| CAVALIER | Arrogant gangster, one entertained by one of the underground gang? (8) |
| ALADDIN | Theologian, one entertained by boy who appears in pantomime? (7) |
| DOSSIER | One entertained by vagrant, which could be dodgy (7) |
