| MANON | Bobsleigh competitor is like Richard Hannay (3,2,3,3) |
| THERUN | Bobsleigh competitor is like Richard Hannay (3,2,3,3) |
| WANTEDBYTHELAW | Why a let went bad, problematic like Richard Hannay (6,2,3,3) |
| VICTOR | Amazing Spaniard who was an Olympic Bobsleigh competitor, a water-skiing world champion, and took a World Formula 750 title for Yamaha. (6,6) |
| PALOMO | Amazing Spaniard who was an Olympic Bobsleigh competitor, a water-skiing world champion, and took a World Formula 750 title foryamaha. (6,6) |
| GREENMANTLE | Richard Hannay novel (1916) |
| PLANTAGENET | Found a predator like Richard III (11) |
| LIONHEARTED | Told story about another lunatic like Richard I (11) |
| GREEN | Sign of cross let out for return of Richard Hannay? (11) |
| MANTLE | Sign of cross let out for return of Richard Hannay? (11) |
| BUCHAN | John, Scottish novelist who created the hero Richard Hannay (6) |
| MORE | Kenneth ___, actor whose roles included Richard Hannay in 1959 film thriller The 39 Steps (4) |
| DONAT | Robert, actor who played Richard Hannay in the 1935 film The 39 Steps (5) |
| THIRTYNINESTEPS | The first of John Buchan's novels to feature Richard Hannay, 'The -' (6-4,5) |
| THIRTYNINE | Spy-fighter Richard Hannay was dreamed up by John Buchan in his novel, The ... Steps (6-4) |
| RICOCHET | Sounds like Richard O'Shea is on the rebound (8) |
| ARRIVAL | A royal competitor is coming (7) |
| ENTRANT | Competitor is six-footer following two thirds of course (7) |
| UNDERDOG | Unfavoured competitor is grounded, awkwardly |
| SLOWEST | This competitor is running in the race after all (7) |
