| FINNRUSSELL | Rugby player possibly runs in fells (4,7) |
| STRIKESDOWN | Industrial relations evidently better in fells? |
| FORWARDTHINKING | Rugby player, possibly fine man planning for later moves? (7,8) |
| LIONHUNTERS | Possibly runs hotline to find animal killers |
| GARDENPARTY | Player possibly broken by depression about golf score in Palace event? (6,5) |
| PROTAGONIST | Leading player, possibly top organist |
| HILLWALKING | Hiking on fells (4-7) |
| STEALLFALLS | Scotland's second highest, single drop waterfall - tall as fells, maybe (6,5) |
| GOTOPOT | Energy needed by snooker player possibly in decline (2,2,3) |
| ANNOUNCER | Speaker on box, possibly, runs after female cat |
| RUSSIAN | Muscovite possibly runs over American woman |
| LEARNING | Culture possibly runs through banking (8) |
| ACTOR | Player, possibly 1D or 26, caught having roll-up outside (5) |
| HARPSICHORDIST | Continuo player possibly playing choir its D sharp |
| COLT | Young player possibly fired (4) |
| UPSTART | Leading player possibly put out by a newcomer (7) |
| TEAMMATE | Fellow player possibly met twice with AA (8) |
| ATHLETE | A let admitted by the tennis player possibly (7) |
| BALLERINA | NBA player possibly on good terms with a dancer |
| BLUE | Cambridge player, possibly dirty |
