| CONCERTPIANIST | ... and 23-Across: "should be comfortable sitting on the bench" |
| OSIER | Charlie is more comfortable sitting on this tree |
| SETTEE | This should be comfortable for the solver? (6) |
| SITWELL | Edith, for example, should be comfortable on horseback |
| BUNSENBURNER | One sitting on the bench gets set alight by the match? (6,6) |
| TRYING | Sitting on the bench causing irritation (6) |
| REPLACEMENTS | Substitute sent off after starting melee with those sitting on the bench (12) |
| PIANIST | One sitting on the bench, maybe |
| ARMCHAIR | Give president the weapons to provide comfortable sitting (8) |
| AMERICANIDLE | Yankee sitting on the bench? |
| IDLE | Sitting on the bench, say |
| DECKCHAIR | Check for air, Dee! It has to be comfortable on the sand (4,5) |
| FOOTREST | Something designed to foster comfortable sitting |
| EASYCHAIR | Hairy ace's moved comfortable sitting place (4,5) |
| NESTLE | Sent the French out to be comfortable (6) |
| LIKETHERES | With 57 Across, unrestrainedly ... or how the answers at 18, 23, and 37 Across should be entered into the grid? |
| MAJORITY | Those standing hope it will be comfortable for them |
| BELOWZERO | Less than love weather too cold to be comfortable (5,4) |
| GUNS | Arms may be comfortable when raised (4) |
| FEELATHOME | Deploy theme of ale to be comfortable (4,2,4) |