| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sportingly Mr. Brooks was found in gay surroundings! (6) | ||
| In a sporting manner (6) | ||
| Pluckily (6) | ||
| With an eager spirit | New York Times | 04 Feb 2024 |
| In a plucky way cathedral school's first | ||
| With spunk | Wall Street Journal | 14 Jul 2018 |
| Sportingly reviews periodical at place in Dublin | Irish Times Crosaire | 25 Jun 2018 |
| With courage | The Washington Post | 23 Apr 2018 |
| With spunk | ||
| With courage | ||
| Rather smelly student admitted making valiant effort | ||
| In a plucky manner | Jonesin | 02 Aug 2016 |
| In a determined manner | Newsday | 15 Jun 2016 |
| Courageously | ||
| With resolute spirit | ||
| With resolute spirit | ||
| In an undaunted way | ||
| Dauntless | ||
| With pluck | ||
| In a plucky manner | ||
| With a willingness to proceed |