| SLIPPERYBUNNYSLOPE | A small but dangerous step for a beginner debater |
| SIRENSONG | Father nincompoop after swallowing small, but dangerous, lure (5,4) |
| SWORDDANCE | Potentially dangerous steps end with cowards running |
| ICY | Like dangerous steps (3) |
| FLY | A fast stagecoach; a familiar spirit; a fishing lure; a flap, such as a tent-door or zip cover; or, a dipteran whose figurative presence in ointment alludes to a small but irritating flaw (3) |
| WEEK | Is a small but keen beginner for a period of time (4) |
| CAMEO | A small but noticeable part in a movie by a famous actor (5) |
| JEREMY | When Concorde was retired, which UK broadcaster-journalist said: "This is one small step for a man, but one huge leap backwards for mankind"? (6,8) |
| CLARKSIN | When Concorde was retired, which UK broadcaster-journalist said: "This is one small step for a man, but one huge leap backwards for mankind"? (6,8) |
| LEAP | "One small step for [a] man, one giant ___ for mankind" |
| MANKIND | Armstrong's words on the moon, 'That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for ...' |
| ONEGIANTLEAP | "That's one small step for a man, ____ for mankind" (Neil Armstrong) (3,5,4) |
| ASTRID | A short step for a woman (6) |
| IPO | Big step for a young company, for short |
| RUNG | One small step for a man? |
| MAN | "That's one small step for (a) ___" |
| COB | All from a "leader, strong man" of "rounded, sturdy" stock, a word for a boule-like loaf, bread roll, chunk of ore, crude silver coin, filbert bush, hazelnut, lump of coal, maize heart, male swan and |
| CULT | Having a small but rabid fan base |
| FEW | A small but indefinite number |
| COG | A small but essential ingredient of tobacco growing? (3) |
