| SIDEBOARD | Team showing no enthusiasm, we hear -- absence of trophies in this, then? (9) |
| NINTHGATE | Johnny D. was a rare book dealer in this so-so 1999, Polanski supernatural tale. |
| TREADWATER | Get first of trophies in exotic tree award and progress no further (10) |
| BOARD | Bosses of firm lacking enthusiasm, we hear (5) |
| INCONSIDERATE | Angry about new Conservative team showing no regard for others |
| COOL | Showing no enthusiasm |
| DULLY | Properly swallows pill at last, showing no enthusiasm (5) |
| PORTFOLIO | Perhaps shares part of spoil of trophies brought back (9) |
| SIDELINED | Relegated team showing signs of age (9) |
| ALTERNATE | Do this, then that, then this again |
| DEPRESSED | Sad with no enthusiasm (9) |
| NOTEPAPER | Organised pen operator lacks nothing, right? May have this, then (9) |
| OXIDATING | Old team showing its age, getting rusty? (9) |
| CLARIFIED | I fried lac like this - so that's cleared that up! (9) |
| STREETCAR | Desire this so-called lustre, etc - a ruby possesses it |
| STERN | All set to join the navy? Which part of the ship is this, then? |
| CONVENIENCEFOOD | I concede no oven used, fine to eat - this then? (11,4) |
| LEAP | From A&E a reply rescheduled from the 10th inst...to 2028. What's this then? (4,4) |
| YEAR | From A&E a reply rescheduled from the 10th inst...to 2028. What's this then? (4,4) |
| ARSENAL | The third-most successful club in English football in terms of trophies won (7) |
