| CRESTED | Foremost of climbers, no longer tired, reached the top (7) |
| PITON | It helps climbers no end on the way up (5) |
| RESTED | No longer tired |
| GOLDENRETRIEVER | Dog barking longer, tired always (6,9) |
| LOFTILY | How you said "I've reached the top of the ladder"? (7) |
| TRELLIS | Framework used in the training of climbers (7) |
| INSTANT | 1978 top ten single by Dan Hartman which also reached the top ten when covered by , Yell in 1990 (7,6) |
| CHARTED | Reached the Top 40 |
| TSETSE | Tess reached the top of the tor in the West of England, she was chased around by a bloodsucking fly (6) |
| JOHNLEGEND | Singer-songwriter whose "All of Me" reached the top of the charts in 2014 |
| CLEMATIS | Plant of the buttercup family also known as the "Queen of climbers", the Balearic variety has small cup-shaped cream flowers (8) |
| CAMERONNORRIE | British tennis player who reached the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time in 2022 |
| NUN | Sister Luc-Gabrielle whose hit song Dominique reached the top of the US charts in 1963 was called the Singing ... |
| FAIRYTALE | Single by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, released in 1987, that has reached the top ten in the last eight years (9) |
| OFNEWYORK | Single by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, released in 1987, that has reached the top ten in the last eight years (9,2,3,4) |
| REPLAY | 1978 top ten single by Dan Hartman which also reached the top ten when covered by , Yell! in 1990 (7,6) |
| MARX | All seven of his 1980s hits reached the Top 5 |
| PEAKED | Reached the top of one's game |
| CLIMACTIC | Weather's enveloping first of climbers reaching the peak |
| GUIDE | Mountaineer in charge of a group of climbers (5) |
