| DOWNTURN | A drop or reduction in the success of a business or economy (8) |
| LETUP | A pause or reduction in the intensity of something dangerous or difficult (3,2) |
| RAISE | From "upright", an increase or lift, as opposed to a drop or reduction (5) |
| DOWNTURNS | Drops or reductions in the success of businesses or economies (9) |
| LETUPS | Pauses or reductions in the intensity of activities (3,3) |
| CLASS | Business or economy |
| REMISSION | Slackening or reduction in illness or punishment(9) |
| CRUCIAL | Decisive in the success or failure of something (7) |
| LIFEBOAT | A craft designed for rescues at sea; or, a measure taken in an attempt to save a business or investor etc in figurative troubled waters (8) |
| EVENTUAL | Liked the ultimate success of a show jumper? (8) |
| FOLLOWUP | A further examination of a patient to monitor the success of earlier treatment (6,2) |
| DISCOUNT | Reduction in the cost or price of (8) |
| WHITELIE | You and I admit the success of the golf ball position is a fib (5,3) |
| BLOB | A dab or spot of ink or paint; a drop or globule generally; or, a score of zero in cricket, also called a duck (4) |
| CUTPRICE | A reduction in the barber's charge? (3,5) |
| SQUABBLE | Battle royale-style spin-off game inspired by the success of Wordle. (8) |
| OPERATOR | Person who runs a business or enterprise (8) |
| SLIMMING | It requires some reduction in the fare (8) |
| STOODFOR | "Everybody knew who I was, and nobody knew what I ____" (Colin Wilson, on the success of his first book, The Outsider) |
| BOWSPRIT | Leading brands offered with special price reductions in the Spar (8) |
