| THECOURSE | see 26dn, Chasers out, yet to beat Never Say Die |
| STAY | Chasers out, yet to beat Never Say Die (4,3,6) |
| STAYTHECOURSE | Chasers out, yet to beat Never Say Die |
| LESTER | 18-year-old ... Piggott became the youngest jockey to win an English Derby when he rode Never Say Die to victory in 1954 |
| HEARSAYEVIDENCE | Never say die. Each used to gossip (7,8) |
| UNLINED | Stressed, Red backed out, yet to show signs of ageing (7) |
| CHUTNEY | Relish lunch left out yet to be cooked (7) |
| NIL | Which tag from Horace, - desperandum means "never say die; never give up in despair"? (3) |
| WELSHMAN | Never say die? One might, addressing him |
| RYEANDRYEAGAIN | Mantra of the never say die grain farmer? |
| HOPEAGAINSTPOPE | Bob versus Francis in an optimistic, never say die kind of way? |
| SERENADE | A song "Never say die" made Ivy leave ... (8) |
| INDOMITABLE | Never-say-die |
| ENDURES | Never says die |
| RED | Herdswoman's very pleased to see this in the evening, rapidly emptied over disorganised desk - see 26dn (3,3) |
| LOCH | See what mate could finish around midlands tourist attraction - see 26dn (4,4) |
| THAN | see 26dn, Up to no good in deal with Tehran, sadly (3,7,4) |
| GAUCHERIE | It's a faux pas to say die, darling (9) |
| CUBES | 8, 27 say die -- and die again? (5) |
| RELEARNED | Was about to get scholarly types to find things out yet again (9) |
