| ABAGOFNERVES | A holder of sensational impulses? No, it's butterflies in one's stomach (1,3,2,6) |
| NERVOUS | Point to victory in Euros playing with butterflies in one's stomach (7) |
| NERVES | Butterflies in one's stomach |
| DAME | From the Latin for "mistress of the household", word for a female ruler in its earliest sense, now a title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or a holder of the Grand Cross in the orde |
| APPREHENSION | Agency upsets that woman consumed by retirement plan with butterflies in her stomach (12) |
| COLLYWOBBLES | Butterflies in the stomach |
| EDICT | A decree issued by a holder of any authority (5) |
| POLITICIAN | I lit on a pic showing a holder of public office (10) |
| PORTFOLIO | From "carry a leaf", a holder for papers, such as state documents, hence the office of a state minister; a flat case for drawings, maps, photos etc; or, a collection of such pieces, showcasing a stude |
| CLOUD | A number of butterflies in flight; or, a meteorological mass studied or contemplated in nephology (5) |
| INTRAY | Popular judge imprisoning a holder of post needing to be dealt with (2-4) |
| ADAMSALE | Beer belonging to a holder of water, yes, water! (5,3) |
| TRAY | A flat receptacle such as a baking sheet, a board for conveying tea things, a holder in a CD player or a desk organiser for pending papers (4) |
| INCUMBENT | A holder of an office (9) |
| ANATOMIST | A holder of the skeleton key? (9) |
| CHARGER | One does wow a holder of securities! (7) |
| ACHE | In one's stomach, eventually it will hurt (4) |
| ULCERATE | Fester, develop sores, as in one's stomach (8) |
| PAIN | What may be felt in one's stomach after eating too much French bread? (4) |
| SKIPPERS | Informal word for captains of ships or of cricket teams; participants in double Dutch; or, darting butterflies in the Hesperiidae family (8) |