| SCHOOLING | Rugby perhaps popular with good training (9) |
| BALLGAME | Hop, having damaged leg in rugby, perhaps |
| WELLINGTON | Healthy and popular, with good weight? Capital (10) |
| DEALING | Kent port's popular with good trading (7) |
| SMALLHOLDINGS | Underwear containing grip popular with good farms (13) |
| TUITION | Out - in - out: it can be good training (7) |
| WELLGROUNDED | Having had good training in spring, still unable to fly |
| LACROSSE | The Cherokee deemed it good training for war |
| INLAYS | Sets in wood perhaps, popular with amateur bowlers, ultimately (6) |
| INMATE | Prisoner perhaps popular with friend |
| OCARINA | Instrument in old saloon perhaps popular with audience initially (7) |
| SAYING | Expression perhaps popular with golfers, initially (6) |
| INSECT | Cricket, perhaps, popular with dedicated following |
| FEMINIST | ... one like this, perhaps, popular during loudly disturbed times (8) |
| INSTRUMENT | Triangle perhaps, popular shape men trust |
| VIRGIN | Mary, perhaps popular after overthrow of former Prince Regent? |
| SHIRE | Family knave, perhaps popular having drugs lease for old area round Stonehaven (15) |
| KINCARDINE | Family knave, perhaps popular having drugs lease for old area round Stonehaven (15) |
| BONONCINI | Italian composer good for France, once almost popular with Italy (9) |
| ESTUARINE | Elizabeth the First's royal line cut off ___ popular with Earl of Essex, perhaps (9) |