| CHAPPELL | The name notorious in cricket for underarm (or was is underhand) tactics |
| OBLIQUE | Oscar with measure of intelligence in navy, say, is underhand (7) |
| SAIPAN | Pacific island notorious in Irish football history (6) |
| MISTRUSTS | Suspects something is underhand when he sits out to strum (9) |
| BLACKHOLE | Space phenomenon notorious in Calcutta (5,4) |
| OVERUSES | Runs into the ground sequence in cricket for particular purposes (8) |
| INSPECT | Look into the start of professionalism in cricket for example |
| HIT | Propel the ball in cricket, for example (3) |
| OIL | Substance derived from olives, walnuts, lavender, linseed, safflower etc used in cookery, aromatherapy and art as well as in cricket for preserving bats (3) |
| MAKEARUNFORIT | Escape score in cricket for computer know-how (4,1,3,3,2) |
| CROONS | Duck scored in cricket. for instance, upset men prepared to fight (6) |
| TENNISRACKET | Thuggish leader in Clare linked to shady business is subject of underhand tactics in court (6,6) |
| UMPIRE | Adjudicator in cricket, for example (6) |
| TONYCHRISTIE | His biggest hit was Is This the Way to Amarillo? (4,8) |
| SMEARCAMPAIGN | Manager is upset about group's underhand tactics (5,8) |
| PASTTENSE | "Was" is in it |
| RUNAROUND | Organise a game of golf, using underhand tactics |
| DIRTYTRICKS | Underhand tactics practised by grubby magicians? (5,6) |
| JIGGERYPOKERY | Will Joey Grey irk GP with underhand tactics (7-6) |
| VERB | What was is |
