| RETURNMATCH | Game of football making you come back lighter? |
| RELAPSE | Regress, bringing back lighter bearing (7) |
| ONBENDEDKNEE | Boyz II Men 1994 hit with the line I'm begging you begging you come back to me: 3 wds. |
| EQUITY | In the past, you come back over exit for actors (6) |
| RUNWAY | Where, holiday over, you come back to earth with a bump? (6) |
| ARETHA | "Until You Come Back to Me" singer Franklin (1973) |
| BASIA | "Until You Come Back to Me" singer (1990) |
| REINCARNATION | Here's one for when you come back! |
| THROWIN | Method of restarting a game of football after the ball has left the field of play (5-2) |
| RETURNMATCHES | Give back lighters for the second halves of ties (6,7) |
| DEFENDER | Back in form to play a game of football? (8) |
| KICKOFF | Method of starting play in a game of football |
| RAPON | "I guess I'll ___ your door ..." ("Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" lyric) |
| HIT | "... the road, Jack, and don't you come back; No more, no more, no more, no more" |
| RUSHOUT | Hurriedly leave game of football to buy a round of drinks (4,3) |
| SOCCER | Striker say in game of football? (6) |
| AVENUE | Street ___ ace place for a game of football? (6) |
| FULLBACK | Defensive position in a game of football (8) |
| TACKLED | Took the ball off an opponent in a game of football (7) |
| PRESEASON | Time for a friendly game of football (3-6) |
