| SQUARES | With team short, reserve comes on and equalises (7) |
| EUSTACHIANTUBE | Hollow cylindrical structure that connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and equalises the pressure between the two sides of the eardrum |
| PASTEURISED | Removed some organisms from milk put aside with short reserve for treatment |
| SUBTITLE | You'll read this at the end of the film from Cannes - short reserve player is a target for every team in the Championship (8) |
| GOITALONE | Shun support and leave Six Nations team short on energy (2,2,5) |
| HOTTENTOT | Foreign race has in form team short of one child (9) |
| EVER | Football team short of weight all the time (4) |
| BALANCE | With composure, equalise and settle match (7) |
| EVENSUP | Equalises against Spain - topless men drink outside (5,2) |
| EVENOUT | Equalise, still getting disqualified (4,3) |
| TONIGHT | Later, when darkness comes on, drunk hangs round (7) |
| SLUMBER | The rest of the wood comes on Saturday or Sunday (7) |
| CORNCOB | Noise comes on, banging at first on my inner ear |
| ENLISTS | Leans every second, leans and comes on board |
| SEASONS | Each young fellow comes on board for various times (7) |
| DRASTIC | It's tough, doctor, when the twitch comes on (7) |
| ALIGHTS | Gets off as illumination comes on (7) |
| EMERGES | Comes on the scene / becomes visible |
| CATFEET | What "the fog comes on," per Carl Sandburg |
| BTSARMY | Fan base that gets excited when "Dynamite" comes on the radio |
