| ENPOINTE | In ballet, the position for standing tall (2,6) |
| POINTE | In ballet, the extreme tip of the toe (6) |
| TOWERING | Standing tall above all others others |
| RESPIGHI | Ottorino, Italian composer who wrote the music for the ballet The Magic Toyshop (8) |
| APPLAUSE | Use papal creation for standing ovation (8) |
| POSITION | Work up to settle what is charged for standing (8) |
| PRESTIGE | After quiet period of relaxation I start to gain energy for standing (8) |
| TERRACES | Uniform rows of houses; patios; flat rooftops; or, tiers around football stadiums for standing spectators (8) |
| STATIONS | Bus depots, copshops, fare stages, firehouses, halts, termini or other places for standing/stopping (8) |
| GLAZUNOV | Alexander ___, Russian composer whose works include the ballets The Seasons and Raymonda |
| SHORTLEG | Not the position for a tall fielder? |
| ALLOCATION | The French return to the position for assignment (10) |
| FIREGUARD | Give man on train the sack for standing in the hearth? (9) |
| TRUDEAU | Name the current prime minister of Canada. His father held the position for 16 years. (7) |
| PLACEBO | The position for a hygiene problem with inert substance (7) |
| ABED | The position for one who has retired (4) |
| REALISING | Understanding the position for converting assets into cash (9) |
| STATUESQUE | That Parisian follows leader of Europe in standing tall (10) |
| FIREDOG | Don't continue to employ boxer for standing in the grate (7) |
| ANGLAIS | Paired with "cor", one of the woodwinds forming part of the instrumentation of Tchaikovsky's score for the Christmas ballet The Nutcracker that, despite its name, is neither English nor a horn (7) |
