| REINDEER | Rudolph is the ninth |
| IOTA | This small quantity is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, as in the cultivar of dionysia: 'Ewesley ___' (4) |
| RAMADAN | Fasting period that is the ninth month of the Islamic year |
| WONDER | ___ Woman 1984 upcoming superhero film starring Gal Gadot which is the ninth installment in DC Extended Universe |
| ROCKY | Franchise for which 2023's "Creed III" is the ninth installment |
| DANCER | Teammate of Rudolph is participant in greatest contest with Oti Mabuse on BBC1 show (6) |
| GUIDESANTASSLEIGH | What Rudolph is asked to do one foggy Christmas Eve: 3wds. |
| SUTCLIFF | Author of historical novels charting the lives of the fictional Aquila family in Roman Britain including The Eagle of the Ninth and The Silver Branch (8) |
| WALKOFFSHAME | Humiliation of the pitcher who gives up the game winner in the bottom of the ninth? |
| SEPTEMBER | Containing the autumn equinox and with symbols including aster, morning glory and sapphire, the ninth month, originally the seventh in the Roman year, hence its name (9) |
| NONES | In the Roman calendar, the ninth day before the ides (5) |
| RALLIED | Tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, e.g. |
| ASTRONOMER | Observer of the stars' movements like Caroline Herschel in the nineteenth century or Al-Battani in the ninth |
| BRAINDAMAGE | The ninth track on Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon (5,6) |
| SAMARIA | Ancient town, made the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel by Omri in the ninth century BC (7) |
| GALATIANS | The addressees of Paul's epistle in the ninth book of the New Testament (9) |
| AGHAN | The ninth month of the Hindu calendar. |
| SAGITTARIUS | The ninth sign of the zodiac (11) |
| MANIN | Mr Average is a model following the ninth in Miss West's family diagram... (3,2) |
| IBEAM | Construction piece shaped like the ninth letter of the alphabet |
