| WIND | Topless 2 say victory, how not to play it and somehow intend to cover that (4,10) |
| INSTRUMENT | Topless 2 say victory, how not to play it and somehow intend to cover that (4,10) |
| LIKETHEWIND | Enjoy article finally penned after victory: How Usain Bolt runs? (4,3,4) |
| COWORKER | Partner, resident on farm, with another casually going topless (2-6) |
| PERSONTOPERSON | One, two, say, and another one involving direct communication (6-2-6) |
| TURNSTOTHESIDE | Prepares for mug shot #2, say |
| STEERINGADVICE | "Keep your hands at ten and two," say? |
| PLAIN | Not pretty, I intend to cover it (5) |
| VIOLIN | You can play it and see, oddly, if Oslo is Norway's capital? |
| GEORGEFOREMAN | Fighter, pro with reputation rising? Best perhaps to cover that (6,7) |
| GEORGIEPORGIE | Eg poor Grieg composition that is one not to play after upsetting girls |
| HYPERION | He was named for one of the Titans of Greek mythology, the father of Helios. Hamlet (act 1, scene 2) says, "But two months dead-nay, not so much, not two. / So excellent a king, that was to this / ___ |
| HALFSIZES | 12 1/2 and 20 1/2, say, in women's clothing |
| MAFIA | Criminals intend to cover note up |
| CORNET | One may play it -- and one may get licked (6) |
| TURGENEV | Press release about to cover that Russian novelist |
| AGENDA | Things to cover (that may be hidden?) (6) |
| ROTATED | Went round area? Declined to cover that |
| AESOP | Legendary Greek storyteller whose fables taught us how not to lose face, about rationalising disappointment, the perils of crying wolf and that slow and steady wins the race (5) |
| LAUGHOUTOFCOURT | Refuse to consider how not to annoy gaffe-prone seed? (5,3,2,5) |
