| LATINOS | Mexicans, say, almost lost boxing at home (7) |
| SHINER | Black eye for pop singer reportedly boxing at home (6) |
| SHRIVEN | Confessed in front of seedy hotel by the 24D, say, almost at its source (7) |
| APPROVE | Commend a couple of pages with writing say almost finished (7) |
| SPORRAN | Snooker, say, almost got as far as pocket in Scottish gear (7) |
| ILLEGAL | I shall say almost all are improper (7) |
| MUDBATH | Almost lost for words backing city's beauty treatment (7) |
| GONDOLA | Boat almost lost, with unstable load (7) |
| MINDFUL | Alert female director turned in - almost lost face! (7) |
| UNSAVED | Turned vase with nude almost lost (7) |
| CLOSURE | Resolution almost lost in course of recovery (7) |
| OREGANO | Herb in no-go area almost lost (7) |
| UTENSIL | Implement, you say, almost capable of being stretched |
| PREQUEL | Young Sherlock Holmes, say, almost finishing homework, sounded calm |
| SURPASS | Do better than Spurs, say, almost unexpectedly |
| PARABLE | Soldier almost lost blood - there's a moral to this |
| CUCKOLD | One cheated fool almost lost daughter |
| FLIPPED | US agent detaining Fra Filippo almost lost control |
| STADIA | Backing provides funds for boxing at sports venues |
| SPAR | Practise boxing at the health resort, so to speak (4) |
