| BEMUSES | Award given to the setters at last, keeping us in puzzles |
| ESMEE | She backs two hands to support the setter, at the end (5) |
| INCOME | Forged coin given to the setter for pay (6) |
| PROMPT | Concert pianist first and last keeping to the right time |
| IMAGE | "Silver tongue" at last added to the setter's profile (5) |
| ART | ___ Ross Trophy (award given to the NHL player with the most points in the regular season) |
| CAVEANIMAL | U.S.A. ___ of the Year (award given to the little brown bat by the National Speleological Society, in 2022) |
| TOPSECRET | Hurried to limit pub's initial dry time, keeping us in the dark? (3-6) |
| SUSPEND | Keeping us in while away, don't allow to go to work (7) |
| EOOYLOU | In London, sounding off TV award given to the sound of John Harris, the singer (7) |
| CLIO | Award given to the creators of Dos Equis' "The Most Interesting Man" ad |
| PULITZER | Award given to the book in 1961 |
| STEEL | Annual award given to the best player in Super League (3,2,5) |
| MANOF | Annual award given to the best player in Super League (3,2,5) |
| COIFFEUSE | She may give us a bob, keeping us in drink I imbibed |
| RUSSIAN | "Driving rain's keeping us in" in a foreign language (7) |
| DIPLOMAT | Award given to the top negotiator (8) |
| COUSIN | Relative keeping us in ready money (6) |
| SUSPENSE | Poet almost keeping America in a state of excitement (8) |
| REMAINDER | Signal keeping America in balance (9) |
