| CASTLED | Players went ahead, king jumped. (7) |
| CLEARANCE | Go-ahead king seduced by risk, losing last of wealth (9) |
| SEDATED | Bridge players went out together under the influence (7) |
| LAD | In 2015, Oxford University players went on a Good - - - course run by anti-misogyny groups (3) |
| LEFTBACK | Player went to assist (4,4) |
| DENNIS | Horn player went wrong, turning up intelligence (6,5) |
| BRAIN | Horn player went wrong, turning up intelligence (6,5) |
| LAYERED | Went ahead, having terrible year on so many levels (7) |
| TACKLED | Dealt with riding equipment and went ahead (7) |
| TUSSLED | Trade union's socialist leader went ahead and fought (7) |
| BUNGLED | Went ahead with a bribe and messed things up (7) |
| HANDLED | Employee went ahead and coped with (7) |
| HUSTLED | Shut out, went ahead and coerced (7) |
| NESTLED | Northeastern Street went ahead even though tucked away (7) |
| RUMPLED | Having creased the back-end, went ahead (7) |
| CURDLED | Cheese ingredient went ahead and congealed (7) |
| TWIRLED | Turned around quickly and went ahead, after writ prepared (7) |
| OBLIGED | Grateful former pupil went ahead, taking soldier back (7) |
| PESTLED | Crushed, gadfly went ahead (7) |
| SETTLED | Established new test and went ahead (7) |
