| ROUNDROBIN | Tournament, or rotund, young crime fighter? |
| EYEWITNESS | One possibly viewing a crime as a mark of King Edward, joker and crime-fighter? (3,7) |
| SIXTY | Neil Young "Crime In The City (___ to Zero Part I)" |
| ROLYPOLY | Plump or rotund (4,4) |
| POTS | Earthenware pipes on chimney tops; wicker traps for lobsters; beer mugs; planters; or, rotund bellies (4) |
| VITAE | The last game, race or round in a tournament, or exam in a curriculum (5) |
| FINAL | The last in a series of something such as acts in a play, exams in a curriculum, letters in a word or games in a tournament; or, the concluding pitch of a modal melody in music (5) |
| DRAW | Start of a tournament ... or the end of a match? |
| EVENT | E.g. a tournament or fixture (5) |
| BYE | Free round in a tournament or season (3) |
| CASINOROYALE | Ongoing "Chopped" tournament, or a James Bond film (2) |
| CONTEST | Tournament or match (7) |
| KNOCKOUT | An elimination tournament; or, a word for a heavy blow in boxing, often abbreviated to two letters (8) |
| TOUR | Series of concerts performed in different locations; circuit of snooker tournaments; or, an overseas trip made by a rugby or cricket team (4) |
| CAROUSELS | Merry-go-rounds; luggage conveyors; tilting tournaments; or, rotating plates in microwaves (9) |
| AMINO | "___ a bonny fighter?": Stevenson |
| TYSON | Biter of a fighter? |
| SHAKO | Headgear for fighter? Oh be quiet, it's a knockout (5) |
| ANARCHIST | A province with street harbouring cunning freedom fighter? (9) |
| FREIGHT | Goods carried in a converted fighter? (7) |
