| CHARIOTEER | Roman driver and the race riot he provoked (10) |
| ISON | "And the race __!" |
| MANET | Artist whose paintings include Music in the Tuileries, The Luncheon on the Grass and The Races at Longchamp (5) |
| CHARIOTEERS | Roman drivers (11) |
| RHETORICAL | Tempestuous race riot has its highs and lows initially, in a manner of speaking (10) |
| CREMATORIA | Burning places in race riot unrest engulfing Massachusetts (10) |
| VENTS | Complains about the rude bus driver and the long line at the coffee shop and the therapist chewing gum so loudly during sessions, say |
| DENIRO | Robert - -; actor in The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver and The Deer Hunter (2,4) |
| HARVEYKEITEL | American actor whose films include Taxi Driver and The Piano (6,6) |
| ELGORT | Baby Driver and The Goldfinch star, Ansel ... (6) |
| MAX | ___ Verstappen, Belgian-Dutch racing driver and the 2021 Formula One World Champion |
| SCORSESE | Director of Taxi Driver and The Departed, Martin _ (8) |
| FRONTSEATS | Accommodation for driver and passenger (5,5) |
| CARLASSONG | Film about Scots bus driver and Nicaraguan refugee (6,4) |
| WHITENOISE | 2022 film adapted from a Don DeLillo novel, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig (5,5) |
| EACHOTHER | Mutually excited and explosive in race riot? (4,5) |
| RECIPROCATION | Agitated cop in race riot returning the same gestures? (13) |
| ORCHESTRATES | Stage manages the shortest race riot (12) |
| DETROIT | Kathryn Bigelow drama about the 1967 race riot in its titular city (7) |
| EROTICART | Provocative pieces stir up race riot given Trump's leadership |