| STEADYHAND | One keeps close control, having had ten days off (6,4) |
| RUNATIGHTSHIP | Keep close control over how something is run (3,1,5,4) |
| LOBSTER | Arrested a slob, out of control, having had too much sun perhaps (3,2,1,7) |
| REDASA | Arrested a slob, out of control, having had too much sun perhaps (3,2,1,7) |
| TIGHTREIN | Asian coach expressed close control (5,4) |
| ATARMSLENGTH | Acting as soldier to some extent out of close control (2,4,6) |
| DISTRESSED | Upset from upside-down puddings I had (10) |
| SEGUIDILLA | Spanish dance in unusual guise overturned all I had (10) |
| RESEARCHED | Investigated new careers, he had (10) |
| HARDATPLAY | '91 Huey Lewis "Couple Days Off" album |
| HANGAROUND | Keep close to airport building -- certain to see first taking off (4,6) |
| SANDCASTLE | Keep close to the shore (4,6) |
| TEXMEX | Ten men hadn't finished and both had ten nachos, for one (3,3) |
| INTRO | I may gain control, having shaken off depression, for a start |
| CONTAINS | Keeps under control, having organized sanction |
| YORK | In the nursery rhyme this grand old duke had ten thousand men |
| IDIOTIC | I had ten to credit briefly as being silly (7) |
| SOT | He's had ten too many |
| IDIOM | In a manner of speaking, I had ten thousand! (5) |
| ANNEX | Lady had ten to add (5) |
