| RUNNINGAMAZE | Trying to escape taking part in athletics event (7,1,4) |
| SEVEN | So many taking part in athletics event (5) |
| EVENOUT | Oxford University taking part in athletics competition gets to become level (4,3) |
| LETOUQUET | Chance to escape, taking in that French resort in the Pas-de-Calais |
| RUNNINGFORIT | Managing to find one in castle trying to escape (7,3,2) |
| SHOTPUT | Try to get place in athletics event (4,3) |
| POLEVAULT | Vote Paul rigged to keep student in athletics event (4,5) |
| DISCUSSED | Kicked around in athletics event, small European departs (9) |
| RACE | Runs with champion in athletics event |
| DISCUS | Record set by American in athletics event |
| HAMMERTOE | In athletics event, stroke evenly - despite this deformity? |
| PENTATHLON | On tenth lap, running in athletics event (10) |
| RACEME | Cluster in athletics event with yours truly coming last (6) |
| LONGJUMP | See note on good start in athletics event (4,4) |
| HAMMER | Trounce in athletics event (6) |
| SEVENTH | Minor placing filled by entrants in athletics event happily (7) |
| TRIATHLONS | Train sloth to race in athletics events (10) |
| INTHERUNNING | With a good chance of winning in athletics (2,3,7) |
| ONEJUMPAHEAD | Singularly leading in athletics? (3,4,5) |
| APPEALING | Parking in a parking place in London, trying to escape fine? |
