| EXPLOITS | Adventures of former international included in storylines (8) |
| THREADS | Steps to include foremost of heroes in storylines |
| FLINTOFF | Former international cricketer who is copresenter of motoring show Top Gear (8) |
| EMERITUS | Former international body's without worth (8) |
| ATHLETICPARK | Former international rugby ground, last used in 1999 (8,4) |
| LARA | Brian ___, Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time |
| ADMIRALSCUP | A former international yachting regatta, based at Cowes on the Isle of Wight (8,3) |
| PANAM | Former international airline featured in "Catch Me If You Can": 2 wds. |
| TELEX | Former international system of message transmission (5) |
| SISTER | Only out of storylines in the hospital (6) |
| MASS | Pile of characters in melodrama's storylines (4) |
| GRAEMESWANN | Former international cricketer for England, primarily an offspinner and batsman (6, 5) |
| GMT | Former international time standard, replaced by UTC (3) |
| KIM | ___ Milson, former International champ, now retired (3) |
| EXEUNT | Former international group starts to need time to quit the stage (6) |
| SHANE | Former international cricketer, - Warne (5) |
| COOK | Former international cricket player, Alistair _ (4) |
| KEEGAN | Former international footballer and manager, Kevin _ (6) |
| STYLES | Iron out storylines with a number of approaches (6) |
| PLOT | Storyline's particular lack of theme, first of all |
