| IMPERIALMEASURE | I presume a miler mistakenly covering a kilometre isn't this (8,7) |
| HALFTHEDISTANCE | 2,640 feet, to a miler |
| PRELIMINARIES | Inspire a miler running in introductory events (13) |
| TAKEASREAD | Presume a parrot's trapped in part of wheel |
| NUM | Interrogative particle which presumes a negative reply |
| YOUMUSTBEJOKING | 'Hello! BB's little sister Joanna, I presume?' |
| WHATLIESBENEATH | Isn't this the same core question every archaeologist asks? (4,4,7) |
| ONTOPOFTHEWORLD | Having reached the North Pole, isn't this how those explorers must've felt.. (2,3,2,3,5) |
| SMILER | Covering more than a kilometre, sister's a happy-looking sort |
| TREK | Journey of one third of a kilometre and one half of a kilometre (4) |
| DRPRESUME | A: Dr. Livingstone, I presume. Q: What is your full name, ___? |
| TIP | Pointed end of a lancet, I presume (3) |
| ZAMBEZI | Dr Livingstone, I presume, was the first European to explore this African river |
| ARMLOCK | Carol, with a kilometre to do for a half-nelson, say (7) |
| STANLEY | Explorer famous for the quote, "Dr Livingstone, I presume?" |
| PIANO | Architect coming up from Verona, I presume (5) |
| UJIJI | African town in which Stanley first uttered the phrase, 'Dr Livingstone, I presume' |
| LIVINGSTONE | Vital pip for explorer in Africa, I presume? (11) |
| DIP | Party food put in hand I presume (3) |
| NIP | Sharp bite found in lion, I presume (3) |
