| NEEDLEANDTHREAD | With wind up, dad ran the relay, which produces a stitch (6,3,6) |
| TEHRAN | Ran the relay in Asian capital (6) |
| TORCH | Type of relay which has been part of every summer Olympics since 1936 |
| DRANK | Dad ran kilometres in secret and had a few beers (5) |
| ADAM | Dad ran meals out to Hollywood comedy star (4,7) |
| SANDLER | Dad ran meals out to Hollywood comedy star (4,7) |
| OSCARANDLUCINDA | Dads ran a council meeting in disorderly fashion in award-winning book (5,3,7) |
| HEATHHOPE | His dad runs Emmerdale's Cafe Main Street (5,4) |
| PANELBEATER | Pa ran "Beetle" broken down. Better get it repaired here (11) |
| PARQUET | Dad runs search, having lost son in area of US theatre |
| PAGAN | Heathen dad runs away from his mum |
| DEFEND | Guard is fed up with wind up (6) |
| ATEASE | Bit of air with wind up in a cool state |
| QUICKWITTEDNESS | Fleet set out twice with wind, showing intelligence (5-10) |
| VANE | Ventriloquist's beginning first act with ultimate (else penultimate) figurine object that spins with wind-up? (4) |
| AFRAID | Don't start air force attack with wind up (6) |
| ASCENT | Climb, for instance, top of Corcovado with wind up (6) |
| FEBRILE | Hot month with wind up (7) |
| AEOLIAN | An --- harp is a musical instrument which produces a sound when wind passes over the strings (7) |
| JUNIOR | Growing up is he, like his grown-up Dad, namely. (6) |
