| LEADSUP | Prepares the way when one takes the star to have a drink |
| EASES | Prepares the way |
| ASTRAY | Wrong of stars to have yen for model, ultimately |
| ODDLY | Do up in a nonchalant way when one left in a curious manner (5) |
| SOLDIER | Join, in a way, when one gets admitted in private (7) |
| TOPSTHEBILL | Takes the star spot but kills the cop show (4,3,4) |
| BOTHERS | In short, be moved when one takes the trouble to |
| SPEARHEADS | Points to use of hand weapons, when one takes the lead in conflict (10) |
| APPEARS | Gives the impression, when one takes the stage (7) |
| PARASOL | Protection needed when one takes the rap in Laos (7) |
| COMESON | Improves when one takes the stage (5,2) |
| IDEAL | When one takes the lead, perhaps, it's perfect (5) |
| STRAIN | Really try to get the star to perform in (6) |
| HEADS | The alternative when one takes a toss (5,2,5) |
| ORTAILS | The alternative when one takes a toss (5,2,5) |
| GRASPSTHENETTLE | Is likely to be stung when one takes a grip (6,3,6) |
| ADOPTS | When one takes as one's own child, one does what (6) |
| DATES | Occasions when one takes out the Ides and the Nones (5) |
| PIONEER | From "pawn", a word for a foot soldier, going in advance of an army to prepare the way originally, thus an explorer, founder, groundbreaker, leader, pathfinder, settler, trailblazer or other person wh |
| PAVE | Prepare the way to lay tiles and the like |
