| DELAHUNT | Shane - - - , Connacht hooker sent off for leading with an elbow v Munster (8) |
| GOOFY | Term in skateboarding for leading with the right foot on the board (5) |
| BENNETT | Gordon, leading with an exclamation! (7) |
| TRIPPERS | They may get booked (or possibly sent off) for outings (8) |
| STUDENTS | Boss sent off for apprentices (8) |
| SERGEANT | Gear sent off for officer (8) |
| HINTHINT | Comment often made with an elbow nudge |
| SOUTHPAW | Boxer leading with right hand (8) |
| PENTARCH | One leading with several others favourite to clinch pole vault |
| NESTEGG | Sent off, for example, for heading goal that should have been saved? (4,3) |
| NUDGE | Draw attention to a bare condition, with an elbow in the ribs (5) |
| BIRDSNEST | Local girls sent off for brooding? (4'1,4) |
| MUNSTER | Falcao's last to be sent off for United in very large German city? (7) |
| ZIDANE | Who was sent off for a headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final? (6) |
| ACCIDENTS | Bill got the detectives sent off for mishaps (9) |
| TENSE | Sent off for Spain in a state of agitation (5) |
| NEWEST | We sent off for the most recent and state-of-the-art (6) |
| NORBERT | Reporter silent: Best sent off for holding midfielder (7,5,6) |
| STILES | Reporter silent: Best sent off for holding midfielder (7,5,6) |
| GRAND | Rang dancer, sent off for extravagant appearances. (5,9) |
