| STABLEFUL | Arab set, perhaps, to provide firm with energy from gas, say |
| IRONHAND | Inland Revenue available to provide firm control |
| COOKERY | Firm with energy in York refined ways of preparing food (7) |
| ANTBEAR | An aardvark coming out of net Arab set for it (7) |
| DISSIPATE | Having been paid, is set perhaps to squander it (9) |
| ENTWIST | Twin-set, perhaps, to wrench out of shape (7) |
| ATTEST | Provide firm evidence (6) |
| REELSEAT | It provides firm fixing for e.g. a multiplier (4,4) |
| PROOFPOSITIVE | Print-out sure provides firm evidence |
| PREROMAN | They organise publicity with energy from Italy before Aeneas arrived from Troy (3-5) |
| REES | Astronomer Royal, astrophysicist and cosmologist, Lord Ludlow, who was one of the first to propose that quasars derive their energy from black holes accreting matter from gas and stars in surrounding |
| ADVENTURES | Period before Christmas sure, perhaps, to provide escapades (10) |
| EGGONTOAST | Encourage cook, perhaps, to provide snack (3,2,5) |
| KEEPINSTORE | Perkiest one, perhaps, to provide stock (4,2,5) |
| ENTERTAIN | Retain ten perhaps to provide amusement (9) |
| SPECIALOFFER | Bobby, perhaps, to provide bargain deal (7,5) |
| REFUGE | Urge few, shortly perhaps, to provide shelter (6) |
| OOZE | Holds the animals back with energy from discharge (4) |
| HEPATIC | 4A pitch wrenched with energy from an organ (7) |
| SALTWATER | Stalwart worked with energy from the sea (9) |
