| GETSAHEAD | ...grows up and succeeds (4,5) |
| IRISES | One grows up and blooms (6) |
| PULLITOFF | How to remove plaster and succeed (4,2,3) |
| DARWINISM | In theory, be endlessly bold and succeed: one's married! |
| FOLLOWOUT | Pursue to the end and succeed on leaving (6,3) |
| HIGHCHAIR | Have a seat: Easily enjoyed by an infant each day, this comfy perch might prompt him to be a lifeguard when he grows up (2 wds) |
| BUTTERFLY | When a caterpillar grows up, you may see him flutter by (9) |
| LEAVETHENEST | Grow up and move away from home |
| SCORES | At least forty, and succeeds in wooing ? (6) |
| OWNS | Confesses nothing and succeeds, disregarding one |
| TRIUMPHS | Ruth is MP. Works and succeeds (8) |
| GROUPED | Two women refused to grow up and wed as ordered (7) |
| PRYOR | Richard who quipped "I never met anybody who said, 'I wanna grow up and be a critic'" |
| AGEGROUP | Uninitiated page will grow up and leave the west with his peers |
| INHERITS | Tries hard, in a way, and succeeds in the end (8) |
| ALGER | "Strive and Succeed" author |
| FINDAWAY | Persevere and succeed |
| GOPLACES | Republicans beat Democrats ultimately and succeed |
| BRINGITOFF | Fetch one aristocrat and succeed (5,2,3) |
| WINEGROWERS | They can produce drinks, and succeed with, say, eight |
