| SPIDER | Spinner initially playing in team meeting resistance |
| NUDIST | Sandboy initially playing in mud outside wearing no clothes (6) |
| NUDISM | Sandboy initially playing in mud outside wearing no clothes (6) |
| HURDLE | Substitution of Democrat with Republican in team meeting leads to difficulty (6) |
| WASHOUTS | Useless types clean bowled, say, by spinner initially (8) |
| EXILE | Refugee in English team meeting the French (5) |
| SIDEBAR | Short article shows team meeting lawyers (7) |
| INSIDER | Popular team meeting right person privy to a secret (7) |
| SCREWEDUP | Overwhelmed by drink, team meeting journalist made a blunder (7,2) |
| ONESIDED | Unbalanced, a certain team meeting division's leader (3-5) |
| EMMA | Book brought back from team meeting |
| PAROLE | Conditional release initially playing a part (6) |
| COCKAPOO | Cross with bird initially playing for time (8) |
| UPSIDE | Foul is due: initially playing advantage |
| FUGUE | Few, they say, get unduly excited initially, playing it? |
| PROKOFIEV | Composer, initially playing rook, moved five, and moved again |
| PHOBIAS | Fears partiality after initially playing hard with ball (7) |
| MUSIC | Add up change, initially, playing the right notes (5) |
| TEARGAS | A great striker initially playing a blinder (4,3) |
| RECIPES | Initially playing for time, intones instructions (7) |
