| OCCASION | Having the necessary ability and time is able to cope with emergency (5,2,3,8) |
| EQUALTOTHE | Having the necessary ability and time is able to cope with emergency (5,2,3,8) |
| HAVEWHATITTAKES | Possess necessary ability and keep two to tango? |
| ONCE | At any time is able to get some concessions (4) |
| EQUAL | Just having the necessary ability (5) |
| EQUALTO | Having the necessary ability for (5,2) |
| MANAGES | Is able to cope, but the fellow looks older (7) |
| CANCAN | Two times, is able to dance (6) |
| EQUALTOTHEOCCASION | Able to cope with an emergency |
| IMPS | Is the politician able to cope with the little devils? (4) |
| 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) |
| UNIVERSALJOINT | Couple able to cope with all sorts of ups and downs? |
| NEBULA | The United Nations able to cope with a little cloudiness? (6) |
| BURNEDOUT | Gutted and no longer able to cope with excessive workload |
| RESOURCEFULNESS | Being able to cope with a difficult situation or unusual problems (15) |
| MANAGING | Being able to cope with fellow approaching retirement (8) |
| INURING | Becoming able to cope with something unpleasant (7) |
| CARTER | "You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." She was first lady in the United States from 1977 to 1981. Who said this? |
| CANBERRA | Is artist able to cope? Be right to contribute capital |
