| MAIDENOVER | Girl gone to find success in a particular field (6,4) |
| VERACITY | In truth, girl's gone to town in a big way |
| HOPEFUL | One trying to achieve success in a particular career, competition or election (7) |
| CACHE | Charlie longed with day gone to find hidden stockpile (5) |
| NET | Gone to find where catch is hidden (3) |
| PASTMASTER | Person experienced in a particular field (4,6) |
| SPECIALIST | Highly skilled in a particular field |
| PROFESSION | Body of workers in a particular field (10) |
| NONSTARTER | Has no chance of success in a racing car with a flat battery? (3-7) |
| THUMBARIDE | Achieve digital success, in a way |
| LOUISEWARD | Who, with Gareth, her partner and co-owner of an independent New Zealand bookshop, wrote The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone (2024) |
| SPECIALISE | Devote oneself to a particular field (10) |
| WIN | Pole going to the West Indies to find success (3) |
| CHIT | Written authority for 100 Romans to find success (4) |
| HIT | Welcome time to find success |
| GOLDENBOY | A young male considered to be most successful or popular in a particular field (6,3) |
| GLOSSARY | What is a list of terms in a particular field (8) |
| EXPERT | Who has a special skill in a particular field (6) |
| VETERAN | A person who has had long experience in a particular field (7) |
| ADABHAND | A bad review by leading horticulturist and an expert in a particular field (1,3,4) |
