| HANDICAPPED | Top couple from Highgate, having played internationals, disabled |
| NUCLEUS | Core family member having upset top couple and me, royally (7) |
| ASIDE | Out-of-the-way holiday destination top couple left (5) |
| DREAMTEAM | Top couple with a vision? (5,4) |
| CAPTIVE | Top couple has really held one (7) |
| INTROIT | Anthem that starts in Motown top couple there ignored |
| NEWEST | Most recent points top couple kept short (6) |
| AGUE | Top couple in European capital escape fever (4) |
| GAZA | Strip 1's top couple entering Georgia |
| LUGE | Flood putting off top couple in winter sports event (4) |
| INDIA | Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar played international cricket for this country (5) |
| PORTUGAL | In football, country for whom Eusebio played international matches (8) |
| ISRAEL | Country for whom Ronnie Rosenthal played international football (6) |
| SWEDES | Country for whom Zlatan Ibrahimovic played international football (6) |
| GAYLE | Chris ____, Jamaican cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies |
| SIMON | Former Welsh fast bowler who played international cricket for England (5,5) |
| JONES | Former Welsh fast bowler who played international cricket for England (5,5) |
| VAMP | Basically accompany America’s top couple, hosted by their second-in-command |
| MEMORY | Recall top couples in Melton Mowbray and Rydal |
| TOFFOLO | Harry ---, Nottingham Forest defender signed from Huddersfield Town having played against them in the 2022 EFL Championship play-off Final (7) |
