| CONSULTS | Takes advice when, among young players, one sees sun-burst (8) |
| LISTENS | Takes advice when sacrificing first two in combat |
| COLTAN | Young player, one that's solid and dull |
| FORWHATITSWORTH | How to take advice when purchasing something second-hand (3,4,3,5) |
| FLARE | Sun burst |
| NOVA | Sun burst? |
| ENGLISHSETTER | Dog sees sun going down in Kent, say (7,6) |
| SOLOMON | Very wise man sees Sun and Moon out together (7) |
| EDITRESS | She's a journalist and tries to adapt when among editors (8) |
| DREDGERS | They dig up the bed out of greed when among doctors (8) |
| CONFORMS | Complies with the class when among prisoners (8) |
| LABOHEME | Which Puccini opera tells a story of love among young artists in Paris? (2,6) |
| PRESERVE | Retain the first of the players, one in the second team (8) |
| THEOTHER | Ignored advice when passing through two canals? (2,3,3,3,3,3,5) |
| INONEEAR | Ignored advice when passing through two canals? (2,3,3,3,3,3,5) |
| CABARETS | Players one hundred abreast in stage shows |
| SWEEPERS | Defensive players, ones lamenting following conclusion of shambles (8) |
| NEEDLESS | Unwarranted advice when times are tough? |
| MICHELLE | Young player of the Women's Euro 2025 (8,8) |
| AGYEMANG | Young player of the Women's Euro 2025 (8,8) |
