| MANAGING | Being able to cope with fellow approaching retirement (8) |
| RESOURCEFULNESS | Being able to cope with a difficult situation or unusual problems (15) |
| COCKPIT | Fellow approaching mine in site of numerous battles |
| UNMANNERLY | A foreign fellow approaching, not the first character to be rude (10) |
| SLEEPINGBAGS | They're designed for those approaching retirement or for those pitching temporary accommodation (8,4) |
| BEDWARMER | Heater once used by people approaching retirement (9) |
| SLEEPYHEAD | S for one approaching retirement? (10) |
| OCCASION | Having the necessary ability and time is able to cope with emergency (5,2,3,8) |
| CANBERRA | Is artist able to cope? Be right to contribute capital |
| EQUALTOTHE | Having the necessary ability and time is able to cope with emergency (5,2,3,8) |
| UNIVERSALJOINT | Couple able to cope with all sorts of ups and downs? |
| INURING | Becoming able to cope with something unpleasant (7) |
| EQUALTOTHEOCCASION | Able to cope with an emergency |
| NEBULA | The United Nations able to cope with a little cloudiness? (6) |
| IMPS | Is the politician able to cope with the little devils? (4) |
| BURNEDOUT | Gutted and no longer able to cope with excessive workload |
| MINUTE | Able to cope with the drastically reduced state of the art (2,2,3,6) |
| UPTOTHE | Able to cope with the drastically reduced state of the art (2,2,3,6) |
| SLIGHTED | Insulted, being able to see across lake (8) |
| TELEPATH | Being able to be in two minds? (8) |
