| LASTLEG | What the anchor runs, in a relay |
| GOLAST | Run as the anchor in a relay |
| LASTBUTNOTLEAST | Just as important, like the anchor leg runner in a relay team? (4,3,3,5) |
| NASH | Identify the surname of this cricketer who, in 1994, became the first in history to take 10 wickets and score 50 runs in a Test at the Lord's ground. (4) |
| HANG | What did the anchor say to the fisherman when he stopped his boat? "You go ahead and fish -I'll just ___ out on the bottom of the lake" |
| CALRALEIGH | Mariners star who, in 2025, set the record for home runs in a season by a catcher: 2 wds. |
| SHOHEIOHTANI | Dodgers star who, in 2024, tied the record for home runs in a season by a designated hitter (since beaten): 2 wds. |
| AARONJUDGE | Yankees star who, in 2024, set the record for home runs in a season by a center fielder: 2 wds. |
| ARRESTS | Runs in a race at the start, then has a breather |
| HAWSE | Upper part of the bows of a ship which houses the holes through which the anchor ropes pass (5) |
| TORCH | Flambeau associated with unrequited love or carried by runners in a relay to light the Olympic flame; a large candle; or, a flashlight (5) |
| BATON | A short baguette; a hollow tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race; or, a rectangular piece of carrot, cheese or other food (5) |
| GOESLAST | Runs anchor in a relay race |
| LARA | Who holds the world record of scoring most runs in a single innings in Test cricket? (4) |
| BRADMAN | Legendary cricketer with a 90-year-old record for most runs in a Test series by a captain.(last name) (7) |
| AGUA | What runs in a rio |
| ARSON | Runs in a boy responsible for a major crime (5) |
| HOBBYIST | The Anchor over hostelry closes for cinematography alumni - the one interested in Trainspotting, for instance (8) |
| KEDGED | Moved the ship by hauling on the anchor |
| KEDGE | Pull a boat along by pulling on the anchor line |
