| INTHISDAYANDAGE | At the present time I need a steadying hand surprisingly (2,4,3,3,3) |
| BIRTHDAYHONOURS | Some acknowledgment from Her Majesty at the present time? (8,7) |
| EBENEZERSCROOGE | He had spirited visitors at the present time? (8,7) |
| CHRISTMASCACTUS | What's out at the present time? |
| CLOSEDCAPTIONED | Steadying |
| BALLAST | Sat out at the ball and became a steadying influence (7) |
| KEEL | It has a steadying influence at sea |
| SOBERS | The great cricketer has a steadying influence (6) |
| COUNTERWEIGHT | Bar women's crew? It's a steadying force |
| FLYWHEEL | It has a steadying influence in revolution (8) |
| SPLINT | It has a steadying influence on an accident victim (6) |
| GERALDFORD | This former president of the US, credited with steadying the nation after the Nixon crisis, died in |
| SYNDROME | Tips for steadying your nerves having daughter in Italy with a few symptoms (8) |
| DYING | Weakening, needing a bit of steadying (5) |
| INSTYLE | At the present time see return with a flourish (2,5) |
| BOUNCYCASTLE | Flexible type on the board is inflated at the present time (6,6) |
| NOVEL | At the present time, included verse in a work of fiction (5) |
| SANTA | & 2Dn At the present time he's a popular figure (5,5) |
| CLAUS | At the present time he's a popular figure (5,5) |
| EGAD | A gentle expletive, for example, at the present time (4) |
