| SEEDED | Top players ranked so that they don't meet in early rounds (6) |
| SEEDS | Players ranked in a tournament |
| PARALLELBARS | They don't meet in the gymnasium (8,4) |
| PRELIM | Proper to take the Spanish in early round (6) |
| DASHER | Dancer's teammate curses leaders in early round (6) |
| WINDOW | Want to grow berries in the winter? Plant them in a flowerpot and place it next to a ___ so that they can reach for the 2D |
| OTIOSE | Removing pages opposite designed so that they are serving no useful purpose (6) |
| SCARCE | When food is ___, scorpions can slow down their metabolism so much so that they are able to live off just one insect per year |
| MYWIFE | Wed years, minds don't meet ___ fun involved with this cliched 16? ... (2,4,6,10,2) |
| OSCARS | Varied across goals achieved by top players (6) |
| ALLPRO | This describes US football team with top players in each position (3-3) |
| STARRY | Are top players" fans thus eyed? (6) |
| STEEDS | Top players retaining time for horses (6) |
| COSTAR | One of the top players brought by sailor to Greek island |
| SEERED | Get angry as one of the top players, without hesitation |
| TRUMPS | Must Public Relations begin with such top players? |
| QUICKTRICK | Prompt to cheat, getting success in early round |
| PREDATORS | Cows can see almost "360 degrees" so that they can watch for ___ from all angles. However, they don't see well straight in front of them and they will typically turn their head to look at you |
| HEATSHIELD | Early rounds in contest run round one section of shuttle (4,6) |
| DISAPPOINTMENTS | They don't meet expectations |
