| BEATING | Overcoming (a problem) |
| STEPPINGSTONE | An option if you haven't seen The Bridge as a means to overcoming a current problem perhaps (8,5) |
| TOMTHEPIPERSSON | YOUNG MAN, fit, from a musical family, needs help overcoming a pork obsession |
| IMBACKINTHEGAME | Remark after overcoming a setback, and a hint to two letters of each starred answer |
| RIFFRAFF | A few notes on leader of revolution overcoming a very strong rabble |
| MILADY | Fine woman setter overcoming a disease (6) |
| SCATMAN | 1995 song inspired by overcoming a stutter |
| PULSATES | Plus somehow overcoming a setback, beats (8) |
| BANDA | Company in battle, you might say, overcoming a former African leader (8,5) |
| HASTINGS | Company in battle, you might say, overcoming a former African leader (8,5) |
| GRENADA | Island's old king overcoming a Scandinavian uprising (7) |
| CHERUBIC | Like a child to be smart, overcoming English problem |
| BALLYHOO | Party overcoming brute without a fuss (8) |
| SCHOOLMASTERING | A lot of whales overcoming education |
| ADMIRE | Think highly of a daughter overcoming predicament |
| HILL | "No --- to climb for a stepper" (cardroom expression about overcoming adversity)* |
| FRACKING | Half of a half, say, overcoming monarch in controversial underground operations (8) |
| ROBINIA | Crusader's companion overcoming infidels initially with a plant (7) |
| EALING | Picture a fish overcoming poison through cure, heading off (6,6) |
| ABSOLUTISTS | A bandleader overcoming very old musicians, their principles undiminished (11) |
