| CONTESTS | Scot sent off in a number of competitions (8) |
| WINNINGSTREAK | First prize in a number of competitions running nude? (7,6) |
| ABERDONIAN | Scot sent nine abroad (10) |
| NAIAD | Attorney and Scot sent back watery spirit (5) |
| CANISTER | The vehicle I sent off in a container (8) |
| SYDHYNES | Former Leeds centre and coach; first man sent off in a Challenge Cup final at Wembley (3,5) |
| GYMKHANA | Place for training an official before a series of competitions |
| DEWHURST | Rob ........ , former Hull defender sent off in his only game for Scunthorpe in 2000-01 (8) |
| SEGMENTS | Gems cut and sent off in pieces (8) |
| BROWNLIE | First All Black sent off in Test match (8) |
| DESAILLY | Marcel ........ , 1993-2004 France, 1993-98 Milan and 1998-2004 Chelsea defender sent off in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final against Brazil (8) |
| MATTDUKE | Bradford City FC goalkeeper sent off in the 2013 League Cup Final |
| EXALTEDLY | Telex lady sent off in a dignified way |
| PRESENTLY | Reply sent off in a short time |
| SMALL | James ....., first South African to be sent off in a rugby union international (5) |
| BENFLOWER | 2012-20 Wigan prop; first player sent off in a Super League Grand Final (3,6) |
| TOURNAMENT | Medieval jousting contest or tilt between knights; or, a round robin or series of competitions in bridge, chess, golf or tennis, for example (10) |
| ANECDOTES | Sent off in code a set of short stories (9) |
| TIEBREAKERS | Arbiter seeks to resolve no end of competitions with them (11) |
| UPSHOT | Result of competitions having missed lead piping (6) |
