| STANDDOWN | Withdraw from part of a ground in a depressed state (5,4) |
| BOWOUT | Withdraw from part of East London in public (3,3) |
| EASTERNCAPE | Presence at a ground in South African location (7,4) |
| STANDOFF | Deadlock in part of a ground on holiday (5,3) |
| STANDIN | Part of a ground associated with popular substitute (5,2) |
| HOER | Part of a ground breaking group? |
| HANDSDOWN | Labourers in a depressed state with minimal effort? (5,4) |
| MARKDOWN | Note the position of Phillips, say, in a depressed state (4,4) |
| EBB | At a low ___ (in a depressed state) |
| LOWDOWN | True facts from base in a depressed state (3,4) |
| DOWNBAD | In a depressed state due to strong feelings of desire, informally |
| DOWN | Is an Irish county in a depressed state? (4) |
| PIPEDOWN | Noted horse trainer in a depressed state has to stop talking (4,4) |
| RUNLOW | Jog in a depressed state and fall short? (3,3) |
| SAD | Southern director touring area in a depressed state (3) |
| TIEDOWN | Restrict Asian national, we hear, in a depressed state (3,4) |
| ALLOW | Capone in a depressed state? Permit me to change all that! |
| CLEARCUTS | Removes all the trees from part of a forest |
| ATALOWEBB | In a depressed or weakened state (2,1,3,3) |
| BOTANICAL | Any substance derived from parts of a plant and used in making drugs or flavouring foodstuffs (9) |
