| CONCEITED | Quoted about an instance in vain (9) |
| TREACHERY | The act or an instance of wilful betrayal (9) |
| OXIDATION | Bovine, silly idiot, an instance of becoming dull? |
| DEMOCRATIC | Popular rising quoted about a Catholic order (10) |
| DEISTIC | Like believers quoted about saving lives |
| TIPOFF | The act or an instance of putting the ball in play in basketball |
| TAKEDOWN | In wrestling, an instance of an opponent being brought to the floor (8) |
| CURL | A ringlet; an eddy; a ripple effect or "flame" in wood; an instance of sliding a granite or stone on ice; or, a weightlifting exercise performed with a barbell or a dumb-bell (4) |
| DODGE | A dive, duck, sidestep, shun, veer or other evasive/hiding movement; a quibble; a ruse or cunning trick in order to avoid something unpleasant; or, an instance of two bells trading places in change-ri |
| KINGPAIR | In cricket, an instance of getting out to one's first ball in both innings of a match |
| EXAMPLE | An action or object to copy or imitate; an instance to deter or warn; a typical case; or, an illustration (7) |
| FLIGHTOFFANCY | An instance of free indulgence in imagination (6,2,5) |
| COLLAPSE | An instance of several batsmen getting out in quick succession (8) |
| BEAST | A horse, as in an instance of backing? |
| EDITING | I'd get in changes making an instance of selection |
| UPTURN | Put out in vessel when there's an instance |
| RUN | In baseball, an instance of a batter touching all four bases safely (3) |
| CLEANSWEEP | An instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (5,5) |
| CASE | A valise or other item of luggage; an instance; a lawsuit; or, an incident under police investigation (4) |
| STIR | A commotion; a faint movement or sensation; a slang word for jail; or, an instance of mixing cake batter, a cup of tea, vegetables in a wok etc (4) |
