| MING | Russian fighter getting close to action before extremely dodgy, unpleasant period in China (4,7) |
| DYNASTY | Russian fighter getting close to action before extremely dodgy, unpleasant period in China (4,7) |
| ROUGHAGE | Unpleasant period having fibre to eat (8) |
| CERAMICS | Audio devices after start of Communist period in China etc |
| TABLEWARE | Cheers erupted with revolutionary period in China? (9) |
| COMEDY | Arrive before extremely dodgy amusing play (6) |
| DORTMUND | Walked over wet soft ground, keeping close to action in German city (8) |
| WARMNIGHT | Combat strength protected close to action, requiring no fire after sunset (4,5) |
| UNFEARING | Undaunted, fire a gun wildly, flanking close to action (9) |
| DETERIORATE | Become worse when put off action before each little trio moved |
| PRELIMINARY | Initial - action before the main event (11) |
| FINNISHLINE | "We're getting close to the end as the car from Helsinki leads the way to the ___!" |
| APPROACHING | Getting close to |
| REGIME | It's about fighter getting to me in system (6) |
| STANDI | In law, the right of an individual or entity to bring an action before a court (6) |
| LOCUS | In law, the right of an individual or entity to bring an action before a court (5) |
| CRYOFF | Show emotion of fighter getting to back out (3,3) |
| AMIGOS | A fighter's getting round old friend in Spain (6) |
| RELAPSE | King turned whitish before extremely severe deterioration in health (7) |
| COMEOFF | Result from fighter getting to prove successful (4,3) |
