| RETESTS | Runs at Longchamp and is second, so tries again (7) |
| REHEARS | Practise without ultimate sweetheart then tries again (7) |
| PRIXDELARCDE | Group One flat race for thoroughbreds aged three years and older which is run at Longchamp, usually on the first Sunday in October (4,2,4,2,8) |
| TRIOMPHE | Group One flat race for thoroughbreds aged three years and older which is run at Longchamp, usually on the first Sunday in October (4,2,4,2,8) |
| DRESSREHEARSAL | Practice being smooth and then tries entering on a lambretta, initially |
| ASSUCH | A second, so great in itself (2,4) |
| ECHO | Second, so to speak |
| IRON | This metal makes up 5 percent of Earth's crust and is second in abundance to aluminum among the metals. The average quantity of this mineral in the human body is about 4.5 grams (about 0.004 percent), |
| SOLID | UK garage and hip-hop collective who topped the UK charts with 21 Seconds, So - - - Crew (5) |
| THIRTIES | Decade hit badly, then tries to rebuild (8) |
| RELOAD | Go back for seconds, so to speak |
| STUMBLE | Falter for a second, then fall (7) |
| SHORTEN | Condense the second, then, or rewrite it (7) |
| TICKLED | Second, then was first. Delighted (7) |
| RECASTS | Tries again to put line/bait in the right place (7) |
| ALLEGRO | Almost declare, with runs at Oval briskly scored (7) |
| CHARGES | Runs at (like a bull, eg) (7) |
| SHUTTLE | Which transport service usually runs at frequent intervals directly between two points (7) |
| DOUBLES | Runs at twice the speed? (7) |
| CENTURY | A set or series of 100, especially consecutive years, runs at cricket or miles on a single bike ride (7) |
