| GRACELESSNESS | Lack of elegance ___ a condition of English cricket since 1908? (13) |
| TESTMATCHSPECIAL | Radio programme that has provided ball-by-ball coverage of cricket since 1957 |
| SYNESTHESIA | Or maybe the subjects have ___, a condition in which letters and numbers are perceived as colors |
| SEEDINESS | Lack of elegance |
| ASHES | When it all comes down to earth, the prize of English cricket. (5) |
| MARCUS | Mr Trescothick of English cricket |
| CUBS | Team that hasn't won a World Series since 1908 |
| SWIM | A natatorial act referred to, with its opposite "sink", in a phrase alluding to success or failure; a condition of dizziness, giddiness or swoon; or, any gliding, graceful or smooth motion (4) |
| INBREACH | In a condition of having broken (a contract, the law) (2,6) |
| TRINITY | A condition of being three that forms a unit |
| CROUP | A condition of the larynx characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing. (5) |
| GLAUCOMA | A condition of increased pressure within the eyeball causing loss of sight (8) |
| ROBERTSONSCREW | Canadian invention in the workshop since 1908: 2 wds. |
| CLASSY | It's a touch of elegance for Cyprus to admit young woman (6) |
| BALLERINA | British, then French, go in with a woman of elegance (9) |
| TINWARE | Cheap metal goods can conflict with a touch of elegance (7) |
| GRAPHIC | Very clear this writer taps into a lot of elegance |
| DRAGRACE | Motor sport to drive with a kind of elegance (4,4) |
| POMPADOUR | Display of elegance with a grim hairstyle (9) |
| PURGATORY | The theological notion of a condition of purification or temporary punishment for those who have died (9) |
