| FORTHEHIGHJUMP | Why athlete may go to ground expecting punishment? (3,3,4,4) |
| TAKEMYWORDFORIT | Eat man alive, expecting punishment, I assure you |
| LAUNCHPAD | Excited handclap welcomes United - ground expecting explosive start! |
| LIFTS | They tend to go to ground when you want to make an exit (5) |
| HIDE | The fellow without identity is to go to ground (4) |
| TERRIERS | Volunteers to go to ground? (8) |
| COLLAPSE | Army officer to slip and go to ground |
| BUSHLAND | Former president to go to ground in outback (8) |
| FORCEDLANDING | Need to go to ground in England, for CID are circling (6,7) |
| HEARTH | Warm place for a hothead to go to ground (6) |
| INANYEVENT | When all-round athlete may be seen, come what may |
| BRONZE | What a forthcoming athlete may have just failed to win |
| TRACKSUIT | What an athlete may wear to follow match (9) |
| ROOTS | Seeking nourishment, they go to ground (5) |
| LIEHIDDEN | Go to ground if perjury has been concealed (3,6) |
| NUTS | Monkey with them, and they go to ground! (4) |
| HOLEUP | Go to ground in dirty site at college (4,2) |
| HIBERNATE | Go to ground with a chill? (9) |
| SULPHIDE | Chemical benefit is rejected - better go to ground |
| RAREEARTH | Gunner and engineer go to ground for elements found together (4,5) |
