| FELINE | Iron crease for Tom perhaps (6) |
| ENFOLD | Space on crease for clasp (6) |
| NOBALL | Illegal ball in cricket resulting from the bowler overstepping the crease, for example (2,4) |
| KITTEN | Family acquires dry white at last; for young Tom perhaps? (6) |
| CATHAY | Tom perhaps on grass in China (6) |
| LAWYER | Tom, perhaps needs pounds for second legal representative |
| TIPCAT | Reward Tom perhaps, for waiting game |
| SCAREDYCAT | Racy cadets stewed local chicken, for Tom, perhaps (7-3) |
| MOG | Frenchman will go back for Tom perhaps |
| CATERER | One providing food for Tom. perhaps. and two queens (7) |
| HECATE | Tom, perhaps, meeting English underworld figure |
| SCATTY | Tom perhaps is involved where pig's found to be abstracted |
| INNINGS | Time at the crease for one batsman (or eleven) (7) |
| INSTANCE | Batting posture at the crease for example |
| LASTOUT | Stay at the crease for long time, until no-one's left (4,3) |
| CAT | Tom, perhaps, and son excluded by players (3) |
| MALAISE | Tom, perhaps, keeping sloths in discomfort (7) |
| CATCALL | Tom, perhaps, to ring with a disapproving sound |
| CATTY | Like Tom perhaps – spiteful |
| KITTY | Tom, perhaps, shared fund |
