| CALENDS | Accountant provides support at the beginning of the month (7) |
| ABUTMENT | Provides support at The Bridge for the brassy player backing up the lads in the middle of the pitch (8) |
| CEDILLA | Mark up everything at the beginning of the month (7) |
| STREAMS | These flowers could be asters about the beginning of the month (7) |
| NOVELLA | In the beginning of the month Ella produced this work (7) |
| 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) |
| BEDPOST | Any of 4 vertical support at the corners of a bedstead (7) |
| WINGMAN | Pilot providing support at the edge of a formation (7) |
| TRESTLE | We need this one's support at the table (7) |
| CENTRUM | Very little money for booze, get principal support at the back (7) |
| WELFARE | _ state, government support at the needy (7) |
| SURPLUS | Left over right, together with a couple of supports at the front (7) |
| ALIMONY | This provides support after the partnership breaks up (7) |
| VOTEFOR | Support at the polls |
| MADCAPS | EU policy ultimately provides support for angry, headstrong people (7) |
| DEVOTEE | Fan provides support under injured dove (7) |
| 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 |
