| WATTAGE | Measure of power and income a non-drinker accepted |
| KIWI | One in a measure of power, and one getting the bird |
| PITTA | Sanctimonious one, non-drinker, accepted bread (5) |
| WORK | Any activity as a means of income; a book in general; or, a painting by Ford Madox Brown (4) |
| SYNERGY | Combined effect of evil spoken, a bit of power, and the unknown (7) |
| DIOPTER | Unit of measure of power of a lens |
| COMMUTE | A group of people living together, sharing possessions and income for the benefit of the group (7) |
| MEATAXE | Only a proportion taken from income, a tax evaded is a dangerous thing (4,3) |
| BOOKKEEPER | Person who records the expenses and income of a business (4-6) |
| STABLE | Kind of income a lending officer likes to see |
| UNEARNED | Sort of income a Parisian made? (8) |
| MAGNATE | What describes a person of power and rank, especially in industry? (7) |
| OTTAWA | City of old to which a measure of power returns |
| MEGAWATT | Girl a heartless tyrant holds with a measure of power |
| WATT | Weight around a ton gives a measure of power (4) |
| AMP | In short, a measure of power acquired by a politician (3) |
| WATTEAU | A measure of power depicted by the water of the French painter |
| HDI | Composite measure by the UN assessing health, education, and income achievements to determine a country's human development status.(abbvr) (3) |
| NEWWORLDORDER | Shake-up in the global balance of power ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| WHEELANDDEAL | Control others from a position of power and probably end well ahead (5,3,4) |
