| ONANDOFF | Switch positions from time to time |
| OFFANDON | Switch positions from time to time |
| ONTHEOFF | Switch positions to contain the risk, just in case (2,3,3,6) |
| RUBOFFON | Influence catch - switch positions (3,3,2) |
| FOOTHOLD | Initial position from which to make progress (8) |
| EMINENCE | And 6 Person wielding power or influence without holding an official position; from a nickname of Cardinal Richelieu's private secretary Pere Joseph (1577-1638) |
| FLIPFLOP | Switch positions |
| SCOTSMAN | Headlight-switch position (4,4) |
| EXCON | Vote in European swindle for one who's served his time (2-3) |
| OFHIS | Rose Tremain, who lives in Norfolk, wrote Merivel: A Man ... Time (2, 3) |
| ONCUE | At the prescribed time (2, 3) |
| DEPLOY | Take up strategic positions from French manoeuvre (6) |
| CHANCE | Switch positions to contain the risk, just in case (2,3,3,6) |
| POINTOFVIEW | Position from which one sees things from top of hill (5,2,4) |
| OILRIG | Youngster to switch positions over in place for drill (3,3) |
| ILLPLACED | In poor position from mid-point: fifty-fifty on podium (3-6) |
| TROJANHORSE | Trap intended to undermine the enemy position (from Greek myth) (6,5) |
| PLACEONRECORD | Make it official position from Old and New Testament (5,2,6) |
| BRIDGEHEAD | Position from which to advance |
| LATESTSCORE | Up-to-date position from selectors at ground |
