| RUNNERUP | The athlete is out of bed, but he came second (6-2) |
| ESPOUSED | Supported allowing bishop out of bed, but keeping her indoors? |
| EATUP | Have a meal out of bed - but don't leave anything |
| MARCUSCOLLINS | He came second to Little Mix on The X Factor (6,7) |
| APPLEPIE | Useless sort of bed, but in good order |
| LITTERED | Got borne in carrying-bed but made a mess with the paper (8) |
| ASTEROID | A drug forbidden to an athlete is rocky in space (8) |
| TRUEBLUE | Genuinely gifted athlete is extremely committed (4-4) |
| ABRAHAMS | Harold -; one of the athletes depicted in Chariots of Fire (8) |
| LIEAWAKE | Be in bed but unsleeping (3,5) |
| SAMRYDER | Singer/songwriter who came second in 2022 Eurovision for the UK with his song Space Man (3,5) |
| SPACEMAN | Sam Ryder song which came second at Eurovision 2022 (5,3) |
| ETHIOPIA | Nation whom the athletes Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba represented |
| HELPMEET | Supporter gets assistance for the athletes (8) |
| POPUP | Father is out of bed with type of book (3-2) |
| SUNUP | It's dawn when the lad is out of bed, we hear (3-2) |
| WISESUP | Actor Greg, the Strictly contestant, is out of bed - and gets smarter (5,2) |
| RODIN | Sculptor whose works include The Thinker, The Kiss, The Athlete, The Age of Bronze, Eve and The Gate |
| PLAYUP | Highlight borstal boy is out of bed (4,2) |
| EASEUP | Relax ? it sound's like her Cockney companion is out of bed (4,2) |
