| NORSEMEN | Riders heading off after Pole and Scandinavians |
| TEUTONIC | Relating to an ancient Germanic people, or to the Germans and Scandinavians today (8) |
| AMETHYST | Most pathetic, heading off after pinching your old gemstone (8) |
| GRAVELLY | Rough-sounding friend's heading off after good party (8) |
| SAYONARA | Declare - Lara heading off after leg bye (8) |
| ATHENIAN | Article the Scotsman's written about Pole and Greek (8) |
| NARCOTIC | Pole and its location, around circle, numbing (8) |
| STICKLER | One's less than flexible pole and feather duster? (8) |
| CONTEMPT | Disregard tailless cod with pole and lure (8) |
| AIRSTRIKE | Attack tandem riders heading off on different bicycle |
| FANDANCE | Erotic show is loud and a pole and cage is hollow (3,5) |
| TANZANIA | Turns up, ain't holding all the letters for Pole and American-Kenyan neighbour (8) |
| DISRUPTS | Dangling top is right up on the first pole and causes confusion (8) |
| POSTPAID | Pole and Penny backing out of prior arrangement for correspondence (4,4) |
| AMUNDSEN | He visited Pole and German, son's let it be put about |
| HONGKONG | Pole and Greek performing in corner where Victoria is (4,4) |
| OLEANDER | Pole and Eritrean held potential poisoner |
| EVEREST | Famous rider's heading off, having time to get on mount |
| SOCKEYE | Rider's heading off in south-east for salmon (7) |
| ROLLERHOCKEY | Wave hard with horse-rider, heading off for sport |
