| OBOISTS | Optimism briefly at first in West Ham lifts players |
| BREATHINGSPACE | Pause briefly at first, concerned with an object's speed (9,5) |
| ADAMANDEVE | Believe in West Ham pairing from the beginning (4,3,3) |
| WHAM | It's of striking significance in West Ham (4) |
| OHM | Some resistance shown in West Ham's stadium, according to their supporters |
| ARCTICOCEAN | Company from the East taking part in certain act briefly at sea in cold body of water (6,5) |
| PRIVATEER | Pirate very briefly at sea in armed vessel |
| BRAZIL | Raises reptile briefly at the top of the bay in South America (6) |
| COMMITANERROR | Arrive briefly at college in America and, almost by mistake, get off on the wrong foot (6,2,5) |
| SQUABBLED | Had words with police force briefly at opening of bar and ran, in a colourful way (9) |
| GLANCES | Looks briefly at strokes (7) |
| SUSPECT | Police chief appears briefly at court after nabbing second criminal maybe (7) |
| EUROPEANUNION | Political institution briefly at the centre of feud |
| LAMAS | Priests gather together briefly at rear of chapel |
| HEATHEN | Irreligious person to listen to briefly at that time |
| ARCHDEACON | Cleric briefly at centre of event |
| TAMTAM | Gong summons domestic briefly, at the double |
| RUNUP | Approach old character briefly at Oxford? |
| TRIPOD | Stand being overdrawn briefly at end of holiday |
| CORPUSCLE | Cell for one on the staff, briefly, at Oxford college (9) |
