| REARMOST | Star more annoyed being in last place (8) |
| END | A result of being in last place |
| TRENDINESS | Being in last stage at home secured by lock (10) |
| TALIA | Sylvester's co-star, more than once |
| ASTRONOMER | No star more fantastic for one? (10) |
| MAUREEN | Ms. McCormick (Actress on this season's "Dancing with the Stars" ... more at 17 Down) |
| LANTERNE | Cyclist in last place in the Tour de France, for example, Michael Morkov in 2023 (8,5) |
| BOTHERED | In bed, more annoyed (8) |
| SORCERER | Exponent of magic more annoyed about church, right? (8) |
| DEATHROW | Hated dreadful brawl in last place to live (5,3) |
| TETCHIER | Offensive Athenian character starts to encourage rebellion, becoming more annoyed |
| RILED | Annoyed, being left in dire trouble (5) |
| BORED | Annoyed being probed, leader left in a huff (5) |
| ROUGE | Cyclist in last place in the Tour de France, for example, Michael Morkov in 2023 (8,5) |
| DUMPIER | Dorset's No. 1 referee runs in last place, being more rotund |
| BUGGED | Annoyed being listened to secretly (6) |
| NETTLED | Annoyed, being stung by hairy weeds? (7) |
| NIMBLER | Olympian in last place gets limber, becoming more agile (7) |
| ENDER | Tail-___ (person in last place in a race) |
| SNORER | More annoyed about overture from naked disruptive partner in bed |
