| CALENDS | Accountant provides support at the beginning of the month |
| ABUTMENT | Provides support at The Bridge for the brassy player backing up the lads in the middle of the pitch (8) |
| COUNTERMARCH | Retrograde steps from the board at the beginning of the month (12) |
| ZOOM | Bring into close-up the animal park at the beginning of the month (4) |
| PSEUDONYM | As an afterthought, returns due to head of organisation in New York at the beginning of the month but doesn't reveal identity |
| CEDILLA | Mark up everything at the beginning of the month (7) |
| MAYO | Yes, in the beginning of the month will be in Ireland |
| STREAMS | These flowers could be asters about the beginning of the month (7) |
| SPASMODIC | Fitful spring disco dance held around the beginning of the month (9) |
| NOVELLA | In the beginning of the month Ella produced this work (7) |
| AUGER | Return following the beginning of the month for a borer |
| IRIDIUM | Element - one free at institute for all to see by beginning of the month (7) |
| BACKING | Support at the rear or by way of a body of helpers, facing, funding, lining, mounting, musical accompaniment or stiffening; or, a counter-clockwise change of wind (7) |
| HEELED | Having a support at the back of the shoe |
| BEDPOST | Any of 4 vertical support at the corners of a bedstead (7) |
| ABEAM | A support at the side of the ship (5) |
| SPINELESS | Short of support at the back (9) |
| NEWELPOST | Handrail support at the top or bottom of a staircase (5,4) |
| WINGMAN | Pilot providing support at the edge of a formation (7) |
| SHORE | Support at the seaside (5) |
