| UNDERPANTS | Boxers possibly step and run about |
| BOWWOWS | Boxers possibly submit before big hits |
| UNDERWEAR | Boxers possibly subject to damage over time |
| TRIPLEJUMP | Hop-step-and-jump (6,4) |
| FLASHDANCE | 1983 film with many steps, and what the first letters of this puzzle's "motion pictures" spell |
| SAFFRON | Stick tip of tongue out and run about, being yellow |
| UNIVERSAL | I slave and run about having unlimited capacity (9) |
| EXORCIST | Expert in possession, be carrying ball and run about (8) |
| BLETHERED | Ran on and on, and ran about that place |
| INTERPOSE | Possibly step in, or intrude, ultimately? |
| PISTE | Where skiers possibly step out of line? (5) |
| MANSBESTFRIEND | Boxer possibly top advocate for offshore tax haven? (4,4,6) |
| PEKINESE | Boxer, possibly, was this dog (8) |
| DOGS | Chases Maltese boxer, possibly (4) |
| CANINE | Boxer, possibly American, in English rings |
| INTHEDOGHOUSE | Disgraced boxer possibly found here |
| DOGROSE | Boxer possibly got up, seeing flowering plant (3,4) |
| GODMOTHER | Male boxer possibly making a comeback with different sponsor |
| TOPDOG | Champion boxer possibly? (3,3) |
| DOGMA | Doctrine of boxer, possibly, with university degree |
