| MINI | Short style I'm handing over to Northern Ireland (4) |
| ITSALLYOU | "I'm handing this off now," and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| DILEMMA | It's a problem getting the medal I'm handing out (7) |
| OVERTOYOU | Tinker too much maybe with old uniform I'm handing back? |
| MATT | ___ Smith, Doctor who made his last appearance in the fiftieth anniversary special before handing over to 8D (4) |
| RANI | Artist goes to Northern Ireland with Countryfile host Anita (4) |
| TONI | Italian going to Northern Ireland (4) |
| TURNINGIN | Handing over to the police and going to bed (7,2) |
| REFERRAL | Act of consulting with or handing over to another (8) |
| BETRAYING | Treacherously handing over to an enemy (9) |
| ESNE | Personnel handing over odd letters for redundant servant |
| CARTWRIGHT | He fixes old vehicle - it's about skill and brilliant Black handing over to White (10) |
| ETONCROP | Reportedly polished off the harvest in short style (4,4) |
| VISINI | Perugini's gunmaking associate cuts short a visit to Northern Ireland, initially (6) |
| LOYALIST | Protestant opposed to Northern Ireland ever joining a united Ireland (8) |
| PRELIM | Earlier match or round, short-style |
| ESP | Seer's skill, short-style |
| BNL | Canadian band with the tunes "Enid" and "One Week", short-style |
| HOUDINI | A magician travelling west, I must go to Northern Ireland, taking couple to hospital |
| VINCENT | Hollyoaks man who ran away to Northern Ireland with Phoebe McQueen (7,6) |
