| BOTTLEUP | Hold back showing nerve at college (6,2) |
| VETERAN | Warhorse showed nerve at battle (7) |
| STEELYARDS | Balances more than one pound; needs nerve at the start (10) |
| ASSASSIN | Murderer showing nerve for an American engaged in a crime |
| BUSTAGUT | Vehicle with tow at back showing strain (4,1,3) |
| EDGINESS | That is upsetting about BBC boss - untouchable but showing nerves (8) |
| CHASTISE | Hunt gathering stand back, showing discipline (8) |
| AGUECHEEK | A Winter's Tale character showing nerve after illness (9) |
| BRASS | Section of orchestra showing nerve (5) |
| BOTTLE | Fly out of the blue, showing nerve (6) |
| EFFERVESCENT | Animated, showing nerve, effects reform (12) |
| SELFCONFIDENCE | Football club tackled end of silence, showing nerve (4-10) |
| GALLEON | Showing nerve, one scrambles onto the vessel (7) |
| MODESTY | Way, way, way at the back showing shyness (7) |
| DOUBLEFEATURE | Back- to- back showing of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," for example |
| BUGATTI | Racing car may get on one's nerves at halftime (7) |
| YIPS | Attack of nerves at a crucial moment, the ... |
| INON | Privy to star wanting cocaine for nerves at premiere (2,2) |
| TREMBLING | Sleep after time with jewellery, showing nerves (9) |
| JITTERS | Judge with it, rest wobbly, showing nerves |
