| LEGITIMATE | True friend second to go after support (10) |
| DRAWBACK | Disadvantage being second to go after tie (8) |
| BRAWL | Cry about friend's second fight (5) |
| MASTODON | Old fellow goes after support for big beast |
| GETAMOVEON | These words could make gent vamoose, possibly, with seconds to go (3,1,4,2) |
| SECONDBEST | Inferior footballer after support |
| SECONDRATE | Poor judge after support (6-4) |
| SECONDLAST | Keep going after support with just one behind (6,4) |
| WEREWOLF | Perhaps Violet Beauregarde's second to go back after Wonka's introduction - monstrous creature! (8) |
| THEREFORE | So touchy, second to go under the judge (9) |
| UNTIE | Canadian policeman allowing second to go free |
| ENTERTAINER | Turn and board coach with second to go |
| BACKUP | Second to go into reverse (4,2) |
| JUDAIC | A religious double crosser - second to go I see (6) |
| EXIST | Be second to go into retirement (5) |
| ROOST | England cricketer, second to go in, bats on this? (5) |
| IDLED | Was lazy: walked furtively, second to go (5) |
| SADDLE | Cut of meat, second to go bad (6) |
| HELP | A rhyming reminder: "A friend in need is a friend indeed" is an old saying which means that true friends are always there to ___ each other |
| FUNERALDIRECTOR | He undertakes to sort out true friend, Carol (7,8) |
