| CRYSTALGAZER | She has to be on the ball with predictions(7,5) |
| ORATORICAL | Men occupied with prediction as overheard, speaking persuasively |
| PHENOMENON | Writer capturing hearts with prediction about remarkable person (10) |
| BALLETDANCER | She has to be on her toes in her job (6,6) |
| DANSEMACABRE | Is late on the ball with some gruesome characters (5,7) |
| BEEN | As it existed, she has to be included if there's to be any drink there (4) |
| GENIE | He (or she) has to be rubbed out (5) |
| WISETO | On the ball with Aware? (4,2) |
| FANDANCE | Enthusiast's on the ball with this act |
| ALLEARS | On the ball with two lengths in different areas (3,4) |
| OVERT | Ball has to be on the green (5) |
| QUICKFIX | On the ball with stick? It's how winners are decided illegally without much thought! (5,3) |
| SPHERE | Odds on, at this point, to be on the ball (6) |
| BEWARE | Has to be on one's guard, conscious of the risk factor (6) |
| KNOW | No rebel, hard-working student said to be on the ball (4,5,4) |
| KNOWWHATSWHAT | Be on the ball and able to identify Scottish engineer, say |
| ORB | Rob seems to be on the ball |
| ALERT | Later taken to be on the ball (5) |
| KNOWONESONIONS | Be on the ball? One's greengrocer should do this (4,4,6) |
| GOOF | Stupid fellow, but he may be on the ball (4) |
