| ASCENDANCY | Dominating influence (A, not E) |
| VALANCE | Fabric draped over the sides of a bed to the floor (A, not E) |
| ASHLAR | Facing masonry (A, not E) |
| ULAMA | Body of Muslim sacred law scholars (A, not E) |
| STELA | Upright carved stone (A, not E) |
| TASTER | Sample (A, not E) |
| BRIAR | Pipe or rose (a not e) (5) |
| ASCENDENCY | Be a dominating influence, have the ... |
| RULER | Item often found in a pencil-case with crayons, erasers, felt-tip pens, scissors, sharpeners etc; a term for a planet held to influence a given zodiacal sign; or, an emperor, monarch, raja or other le |
| ASCENDANCE | A short display of anger over ballet's dominating influence |
| ENSLAVE | Len's turned along avenue subject to a dominating influence (7) |
| REIGN | Equip with ecstasy. In one way a dominating influence (5) |
| SVENGALI | Son leaving nasty dominating influence (8) |
| PREPONDERANT | Think before taking worker with dominating influence |
| HEFT | Word whose various meanings include an unfenced area of grazing for a flock of sheep accustomed to shepherding themselves; bulk/weight, thus influence; a bundle of fastened sheets of paper; or, a fasc |
| NCOS | E-4 and E-5, but not E-3 |
| ETA | Fig. that might influence a decision as to whether or not to join the mile high club |
| LOBBYING | Attempt to influence a public official in favour of a specific opinion or cause (8) |
| EMBRACING | Offence of trying to influence a jury - by giving them a hug? (9) |
| SPHERE | ____ of influence, a region over which a nation exerts dominance (6) |
