| NETMAN | Tennis player (or a good moniker for a lepidopterist superhero) |
| SERVE | Do as a tennis player or a waiter may do (5) |
| GENEROUSERVING | Good moniker for the philanthropic Dr. J? |
| NET | Tool for a lepidopterist, perhaps |
| RAFTER | Former Australian tennis player - or Tom Sawyer perhaps! (6) |
| TENNISPRO | Professional tennis player or teacher (6,3) |
| TRAY | A flat receptacle such as a baking sheet, a board for conveying tea things, a holder in a CD player or a desk organiser for pending papers (4) |
| DRIVE | A jaunt or journey in a motor vehicle; the act of chasing game or moving cattle; a gathering of whist players; or, a shot from a golf tee (5) |
| ATHAND | Good Twitter handle for a bridge player or a palmist |
| WHISTLERSMOTHER | Painting of birds by a lepidopterist? |
| ORANGETIP | One may be of interest to a lepidopterist operating abroad (6-3) |
| NONET | A lepidopterist is slowed down by this musical piece |
| GUARD | Defend, as a basketball player ... or, a type of basketball player |
| CHECK | Announcement from a chess player or a poker player |
| BUCK | A marker passed by a poker player or a responsibility betrayer (4) |
| MITT | Item for a baseball player or a chef |
| ALLROUNDER | General term for a versatile cricketer good at both batting and bowling; or, a good-tempered schoolm |
| UDISH | North Caucasic language (or a good name for a fast-food self-serve restaurant?) |
| UBOLT | Vowel-shaped fastener, or a good user ID for a certain Jamaican sprinter? |
| MASTER | Eminently skilled artist; expert chess player ; or, a hunter who controls a pack of hounds with a whipper-in (6) |
