| OUTSELL | Start without leading trader - a couple of learners out to top the market (7) |
| ITERATE | Educated learner's out to repeat |
| OPERATOR | A telephonist or other technician; a symbol indicating a mathematical function; a trader; a mover; or, a wheeler-dealer (8) |
| NEURALNETWORK | Learning system? Know learner out to forget nothing when functioning (6,7) |
| THRIFT | Caution in management of money advised by leading trader - he's regularly in Financial Times |
| STORYTELLERS | Conservative heading for trouble among traders - a pack of liars (12) |
| DOOMMERCHANT | Rejecting humour, trader's a pessimist |
| TINNY | Cheaply made for leading trader in New York (5) |
| BOLLARD | ...the board brought in a couple of learners seeking a short post (7) |
| DULLARD | Failure to inspire a couple of learners, a right dunce! |
| WORLDLY | Cosmopolitan (it's verbose, housing a couple of learners) (7) |
| DUCHESS | Titled lady and a couple of learners left dull game (7) |
| SLOWEST | Furthest off the pace when we lost out to top sprinter (7) |
| OVATION | Overhaul of property without leading trio produces very positive response (7) |
| ALCARAZ | Carlos, Spanish tennis player who in 2022 became the youngest man ever to top the ATP singles rankings (7) |
| RODRIGO | Youngest solo artist to top the UK singles and album charts simultaneously (6,7) |
| HEYJUDE | At over seven minutes, which Beatles song became the longest single to top the British charts? (3,4) |
| AGILITY | Acrobat shows this delicacy without leading duo (7) |
| ASKANCE | Request waltz without leading sideways (7) |
| CABARET | Show about to start without an empty introduction (7) |
