| CRAIC | Fun ignoring odds: score first-class century |
| PAULNEWMAN | English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1980 and 1989, his only first-class century coming against Leicestershire in 1985 |
| WGGRACE | Cricketer who scored his hundredth first-class century in 1895 at the age of 46 |
| MOSAIC | Doctor's first-class century is a designing bit of work (6) |
| CATEGORY | Class century with absolute self-confidence in test (8) |
| DRESS | How to treat wound that makes doctor persist, ignoring odds? (5) |
| OTRANTO | Boat, ignoring odds, quickly made for port |
| SCHMO | Dullard ignoring odds in form checks up |
| NULL | Invalid in duel, old, ignoring odds |
| RUINOUS | Very costly game at home against rogues, ignoring odds (7) |
| ABE | President's gamble, ignoring odds |
| DETROIT | City adventure, ignoring odds - love it! |
| EAGLET | Score first in tournament ? that's Little Bird! (6) |
| TEN | Olympic gymnastics score first achieved by Nadia Comaneci |
| TOPNOTCH | Leading score, first-rate (3-5) |
| TAPING | Recording a simple chance to score first goal (6) |
| ASSESS | Estimate idiot's score first (6) |
| TWENTYTWO | Couple of football teams perhaps both score first! (6-3) |
| PRIM | Ignoring odd characters, upbraid maiden, being starchy (4) |
| SADIE | Woman finally reads Hard Times, ignoring odd extracts (5) |
