| ONTOP | How one might describe successful mountaineer being dominant? (2,3) |
| IMBUE | Steep? Starts to imagine mountaineer being up Everest (5) |
| HIGHSPOT | Most exciting moment that's obtained by successful mountaineers? (4,4) |
| COMEDOWN | What successful mountaineers must do eventually - it's a disappointment |
| OVERAWING | Finished with a player on one side being dominant (9) |
| PREPONDERANT | Think about supporting new rep, worker being dominant (12) |
| ASCENDANCY | Condition of being dominant (10) |
| ONICE | How one might describe Arctic expedition that's pending? (2,3) |
| ONSET | How one might describe actors in filming location at beginning (5) |
| ATSEA | How one might describe working navy personnel in a mess? (2,3) |
| SNOWY | How one might describe some wintry conditions currently in Surrey's borders? (5) |
| BOSSY | How one might describe an attention-demanding pet |
| NEWME | How one might describe themselves on January 1 |
| WISDOM | Know-how is dominant? There's erudition in it (6) |
| JURASSIC | In which prehistoric era did the dinosaurs become dominant? (8) |
| KNOWLEDGEBASED | Learning foundation has day with information services dominant? (9,5) |
| HOLDTHEWHIPHAND | What jockeys do with help to be dominant? (4,3,4,4) |
| BRAINPOWER | Intellect or underwear dominant? (10) |
| INTHEAIR | How one might describe song's contents being present vaguely? (2,3,3) |
| UNDERCLASSMAN | How one might describe very poor staff one's found at MIT? (13) |
