| PITPROP | Supporter of mine, rising, upset person in the front row |
| DICTATOR | Corruption at police department upset person in charge? Absolutely! |
| LEADINGLIGHT | Person in the front with torch. What a star! (7,5) |
| IGNITES | Kicks off some rising upset in Gibraltar |
| STIPULATE | Demand from uranium mines rising and behind schedule (9) |
| LOOSEHEAD | In rugby, the prop on the hooker's left in the front row of a scrum (9) |
| HOOKER | In rugby, the central forward in the front row of a scrum (6) |
| NECKPAIN | Result of sitting in the front row of a movie theater, perhaps |
| UPPERCRUST | "Here's a shot of Hollywood's ___ sitting (where else?) in the front row" |
| PAWN | It's in the front row when the game begins (4) |
| PROPS | Rugby forwards in the front row of a scrum |
| PROP | Rugby forward in the front row of a scrum (4) |
| KNEEL | Be in the front row in a team photo, say |
| ONONEKNEE | Like people in the front row of a group photo, often |
| KNELT | Posed in the front row of a team photo, say |
| SAX | Horn in the front row of a big band |
| HOOKERS | Loose women seen in the front row? |
| DINGOES | Tries, in the front row, for Australian pack (7) |
| AVID | Like fans in the front row, probably |
| PAWNS | Little men in the front row |
