| ACTUARY | I can assure you I'm counting on your future (7) |
| PROMISE | I assure you, I'm getting into this poser |
| TAKEITFROMME | I can assure you (4,2,4,2) |
| RESTAURANTS | You can assure Trant that there are places to visit for meals (11) |
| PALMIST | She"ll tell you your future is entirely in your own hands (7) |
| TWOFEET | *"...I'm ready, yes, I'm ready for you. I'm standing on my own ____ ____" |
| AMADEUS | Movie with the line "I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my |
| ALGEBRA | "In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as ____" (Fran Lebowitz) |
| PLACEBO | Northwich-born musician Steve Hewitt is best known for being the drummer with this band, who scored Top Ten albums with Without You I'm Nothing and Black Market Music (7) |
| NESTEGG | Savings put away for your future (4,3) |
| FORTUNE | Lucky for you I'm in favour of the melody! |
| PASTIME | Just to amuse you, I'm to paste it in! |
| BANKING | Counting on report about family (7) |
| RELIANT | Counting on catching the Spanish train, screwed up (7) |
| DONTLETMEDOWN | "I'm counting on you!" |
| POLLTAX | Nails for the post, we hear, but the government may be counting on you to pay it (4,3) |
| IMPI | I'm counting on a certain character being with the Zulus (4) |
| COHABIT | Live together, initially counting on help slightly |
| RELYING | Counting (on) |
| GRACIE | "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" and "I Love You, I'm Sorry" singer Abrams |
