| HIGHREGARD | Great esteem that's earned in a gig that's hard for her (4,6) |
| TAKE | Income that's earned in filming sequence (4) |
| EARWIGGING | 'Eavesdropping' on a wager made in a gig (10) |
| ALTOSAX | Item in a gig bag, perhaps |
| SPONGER | Carol carrying little money, not hard for her to be a parasite (7) |
| LACKADAISY | Want a sarcastic term of esteem that's out of use, alas! |
| SCARLETTER | A that's earned by cheating |
| RIVERDANCE | But what a gig in the modern age for an Irish jig on the global stage! (10) |
| YEAR | Amount of money earned in a certain period (4) |
| OMAHAMILLION | Seven-figure income earned in a Nebraska city? [actor] |
| COACHHOUSE | Instruct theatre audience: there may be a gig here |
| HONOUR | Word for great esteem or respect; an award or decoration; a group of manors held by a lord; or, an ace, king, queen, jack or ten in bridge |
| SCORE | Points earned in a game (5) |
| FOGGIER | Energy in order for gig that's more muddled (7) |
| NOUGHT | Sweet that's hard for a sweet Fanny Adams (6) |
| DEEPWEB | Content that's hard for a search engine to access |
| CANONISED | Held in great esteem by church, minister dies sadly |
| OGRE | Terrible person held in no great esteem (4) |
| GODS | People of great esteem, elevated in status, do good (4) |
| SNL | Show that's earned more than 40 Emmys, in brief |
