| MAOIST | Red ring, one covered by pole (6) |
| SMUDGE | Pundit, one covered by slander, shows blemish (6) |
| ORIGIN | Where it begins with The Ring, ring one out (6) |
| PEOPLE | Folk exercise by pole dancing (6) |
| BOTTOM | Race nicked by Pole coming from behind (6) |
| POSTER | Placard used by Pole with hesitation (6) |
| STREAK | Rex caught by Pole reportedly in swift dash (6) |
| HOOPOE | Bird ring - one number missing (6) |
| RECALL | Remember to ring one back (6) |
| CHIEFS | Cooks ring one rugby team (6) |
| BASUTO | But, when entering the ring, one's from Lesotho (6) |
| COLLET | Part of a ring, one will gather, has no carbon in it (6) |
| RAVISH | Forcibly carry off very little one covered in spots? (6) |
| RAKISH | Dissolute king, one covered in spots? (6) |
| ITALIC | Sloping island, one covered with powder (6) |
| SORDID | Dirty route, one covered in turf (6) |
| OCTAVE | One covered in scales swimming at cove (6) |
| ANIMAL | Beastly male, one covered in dye (6) |
| EYELID | One covered in shadow maybe, is closer at night (6) |
| MASTIC | Part of yacht, one covered primarily with sealant (6) |
