| BORNFREE | Robben half-heartedly upset with ref giving score by 26 22 down (4,4) |
| ELBOW | Shake half-heartedly, upset by nudge (5) |
| RECTIFY | City's upset with ref, right? (7) |
| MUSICTOONESEARS | Giving score to individual burns them, which is gratifying to hear |
| FREEREIN | irene is mixed up with ref, and was able to do what she wanted (4, 4) |
| TABLEBAY | Bleat about gulf between Robben Island and surrounding land (5,3) |
| FRICTION | Novel gets right inside what's caused by 26 (8) |
| HOFFMANN | E. T. A. -; German writer whose novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was adapted into a ballet with a score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (8) |
| LOVEKNOT | Bond's disappointing score, by no means to be spoken of! |
| LOVEBIRD | Parrot pointless score by old English composer, we hear (8) |
| LINCHPIN | Most of the score by Chopin lacks order and that's vital to the organisation (8) |
| OWNGOALS | Scores by a footballer for the opponents (3,5) |
| HATTRICK | Three scores by one player (3,5) |
| RUMPELSTILTSKIN | 2, 21, 23, 3 and 13: 26 22 in 7 by 3? (15) |
| INALLFAIRNESS | Two snails going all out with ref being scrupulously even-handed |
| FARANDNEAR | Dana ran with ref round everywhere (3,3,4) |
| LETTHEREBELIGHT | 23 28 21 26 22 8 9 20 (3,5,2,5) |
| THEWINDOW | I'd owt that's troublesome with wench and 26 27 on a 21, as song by 26 27 (3,6,7) |
| SONG | Something recorded by 26, for example, is a mere trifle with 1A (4) |
| NELSONMANDELA | Who is Robben Island's most famous former inmate? (6,7) |
