| SITONTHETHRONE | Get in to shorten the arrangement where one can rule the roost (3,2,3,6) |
| UNPRONOUNCEABLE | No-one can rule pub out, it's impossible to say (15) |
| JOINME | "__, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son!" |
| CURTAINCALL | Angry clan break in to shorten cast's last appearance (7,4) |
| WEAR | ___ the pants in the family; rule the roost |
| ZINC | Element used in galvanisation that can help to shorten the duration of a cold, according to scientists (4) |
| CELLO | Cancel loss, in order to shorten the stringy one! (5) |
| DOMINATE | Made it on building to rule the roost (8) |
| HENHOUSE | Where females rule the roost, male expendable, husband included |
| ETHER | A number rule the roost, to some extent (5) |
| WEARTHETROUSERS | Rule the roost - taking strides to do it? (4,3,8) |
| WHOLENUMBERS | What may have to be cut to shorten the show? |
| TOPBANANAS | Old fruits that happen to rule the roost? |
| REIGN | Rule the roost, so to speak |
| SEEK | Look for a way to shorten the week (4) |
| CUTTHECORD | Stop relying on Mum to shorten the rope (3,3,4) |
| CAPO | Device used on a guitar neck to shorten the strings |
| PIE | To shorten the jetty a little would be very easy (3) |
| MISHAP | I'm inclined to shorten the form - there's a slip-up (6) |
| CRACKTHEWHIP | Rule the roost |
