(5d) World record - breaking athlete was he - running up and down the stairs! (9) _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
(6d) Totally off the wall? So name T Ds aimlessly! (5, 3). _ T _ _ _ M _ _ .
(11a) An old age craic for a number. (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ .
(13a) Manipulates methods. (4) _ _ _ _ .
(18a) Upsettingly, worries do engulf such a conclusion to a tale. (9, 6) _ O _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ .
(17d) This is how we'll hear folks speak of this year? (6, 3). _ _ _ N _ Y _ E _ .