| GRANDSTAND | Tiered seating area commanding the best view of a stadium, circus or racecourse; or, a sports programme whose hosts included Frank Bough and Desmond Lynam (10) |
| STARTERFORTEN | Which 2006 film about a team competing on University Challenge takes its name from one of the progra |
| BALCONY | Old "beam", today's gallery, gods, loggia or upper platform for the best view of a dramatic/theatrical scene (7) |
| CENTRESTAGE | Base with label in Kent area commanding attention? (6,5) |
| ASCOT | Necktie, or racecourse (5) |
| CAREER | From the Latin for "wheeled vehicle", word first for a racecourse or a gallop at full-speed, later a swift headlong rush; or, one's profession or progress through life (6) |
| CALLUP | An instance of being summoned to serve in the military or a sports team (4,2) |
| SACK | A gunny for grain, potatoes or a sports day race; or, said bag's cloth, especially for penitential garb (4) |
| JAGUAR | Large wild cat, or a sports car (6) |
| LAW | Body of rules collectively forming a jurisprudence; or, a principle or code of conduct in art, etiquette, honour, morality or a sport such as cricket or tennis (3) |
| GRANDSTANDS | Main stands having the best view at racecourses or sports grounds (11) |
| SKELETON | Veins of a leaf; the body's internal framework; or, a sport of sliding headfirst down an ice track on a sled (8) |
| REDSEA | What they can view from the Gulf of Aden in tiered seating (3,3) |
| RAILS | Tracks for curtains; barriers on a racecourse; or, birds of a family including coots and crakes (5) |
| RINGSIDE | Desiring change of place to get the best view (8) |
| BIGTOP | The main often red-and-white tent in a circus; or, the circus itself (3,3) |
| SQUASH | Concentrate served diluted with water or lemonade; or, a sport played in a walled court (6) |
| PADDOCK | Field for ponies to graze; parade ring next to a racecourse; or, an enclosure behind the pits in F1 (7) |
| BACKSEATS | Fund Spanish cars? They don't offer the best view (4,5) |
| GIRAFFE | Animal which naturally has the best view (7) |
