| WATERPOLO | Sport towel a pro tossed (5,4) |
| WRESTLING | Ravi Dahiya is a pro in this sport. (9) |
| SHOOTSPAR | Has a mediocre round ... for a pro |
| ANDANTINO | With being a pro, presumably played a little faster? |
| HEIDEGGER | One who considered being a Swiss miss, almost a pro-vocative one? (9) |
| QUARTERED | Like a pro basketball game |
| FRANCHISE | Team in a pro league |
| SALARYCAP | Limit for many a pro team |
| PATRONAGE | Sponsorship a pro agent sorted out (9) |
| SUPERNOVA | Venus, a pro, becoming explosive star (9) |
| ONTHEGAME | Thus tennis player should focus, like a pro? |
| PSORIASIS | A pro is treating relative with skin condition (9) |
| DESPERADO | Criminal deeds a pro carried out |
| DOVE | A columbarium- or cote-dwelling bird symbolising peace, hence a gentle person or pacifist, as opposed to a pro-war hardliner or "hawk"; or, a browny, buff, cream or greyish colour, evocative of said " |
| CHEF | Ever notice?: A ___ is a pro whose tall, white 6A looks somewhat like a souffle |
| CONTENDER | Not being a pro, getting soft with a rival (9) |
| PANDORA | Lady with a box and a pro |
| DOCTOR | Open wide: He's a pro with a tongue depressor |
| ARAPAHO | Aha, a pro! (anag) - a Native American (7) |
| ACCOUNTFOR | Explain a pro taking in many a European aristocrat (7,3) |
