| PARTICIPANT | When racing, will separate, I see, as I breathe hard and quickly |
| WETNAP | You and I breathe hard, returning moist towelette (3-3) |
| THRESH | No canoe with sheet anchor will separate the grain (6) |
| PANT | Breathe hard and quickly (4) |
| PANTED | Breathed hard and quickly |
| GASP | Breathe hard and talk quietly |
| BLOW | Mild oath, breathe hard & disappointment (4) |
| INSPIRO | I breathe into, and, metaphorically, excite and inflame |
| HACKNEYCAB | Horse and carriage initially leading by a neck when racing old taxi |
| PRESENTATIONS | Shows Prost and Senna tie when racing (13) |
| DIPLOMATIC | Mad plot I unravelled I see as like The Honorary Consul (10) |
| ILLOGIC | Being sick and go back I see as invalid reasoning (7) |
| EXHIBITIONIST | The box I sit in I see as way to show off (13) |
| SPERO | "Dum spiro, ___" ("While I breathe, I hope": Lat.) |
| IBERIA | I breathe extremely fresh air in Spain and Portugal (6) |
| SCIFI | Audibly breathe hard, racing in cars like RoboCop? (3-2) |
| AIR | "The -- That I Breathe", song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood (3) |
| BRIDGWATER | When racing, GB rider entertains wife at West Country town (10) |
| SKIER | He must have full control of his runners when racing (5) |
| SELLOTAPE | Stick shift: top gear essentially when racing (9) |
