| WARK | Kirsty _, Scottish presenter soon to be stepping down from Newsnight (4) |
| RESTING | Grass at home -- good to be stepping on it (7) |
| KIRSTY | ____ Wark, news presenter who retired from Newsnight in 2024 (6) |
| STONES | They might be stepping or standing in the Kedleston estate (6) |
| JEREMYPAXMAN | Political journalist who is stepping down from presenting University Challenge (6,6) |
| ALIGHTING | Stepping down (from) |
| MICROSOFT | Company co-founded by Bill Gates, where he retained significant shares despite stepping down from the board. (9) |
| SNOW | Former Newsnight presenter who wrote To War with Wellington: From the Peninsula to Waterloo (4) |
| GRAY | Rue my grail's damaged by Scottish presenter (6,4) |
| GAIL | Windy-sounding Scottish presenter Ms Porter (4) |
| ACNE | Spots a staff alpha stepping down (4) |
| WADE | Kirsty _, 1988 Commonwealth Games 800m and 1,500m gold medallist representing Wales (4) |
| LANG | Kirsty ___, journalist who hosts BBC Radio's Round Britain Quiz (4) |
| URGE | Encourage move forward with leader stepping down |
| EVAN | Replacement for Jeremy Paxman in 2014 as main presenter of BBC TV programme Newsnight (4,5) |
| ABBY | CNN NewsNight anchor ___ Phillip |
| JOHNLESLIE | The first Scottish presenter of the BBC's 'Blue Peter' (4,6) |
| MURIEL | Rue my grail's damaged by Scottish presenter (6,4) |
| CAROL | Scottish presenter who used to front Changing Rooms, _ Smillie (5) |
| MAGNUSSON | Sally -, presenter on 'Reporting Scotland' who announced she is stepping down (9) |
