| STEPPARENT | Relative position I abandoned, obvious non-starter (4-6) |
| NOBRAINER | Robin near abandoned obvious choice (2-7) |
| SILLYMIDON | Position I am to take up welcomed by mad professor? |
| PIZZAJOINT | Getting into position, I jazz up Italian restaurant (5,5) |
| FAMILYTREE | Chart showing relative positions (6,4) |
| ASTROLOGER | Person who studies the motions and relative positions of the planets, sun and moon, interpreted in terms of human activity (10) |
| HOROSCOPES | Predictions of a person's future, based on the relative positions of the planets (10) |
| MODULARITY | Moral duty I abandoned for the use of more basic elements |
| RESENTMENT | Bad vibes quietly banished, I abandoned bitterness |
| TITANESQUE | Gigantic, like some redheads in paintings I abandoned |
| CRAIGLEITH | Lethargic, I abandoned 6Ac in the 23Dn (10) |
| ALTRUISTIC | I abandoned ritualistic nonsense and became unselfish (10) |
| PLAICE | Position I am in for getting fish (6) |
| SITUATE | Position I established in astute realignment (7) |
| SITED | Put in a certain position, i.e. fully rearranged (5) |
| KEEPITUP | Given position, I look towards heaven for words of encouragement |
| PLINTH | In position I maybe must make new place base |
| IMPOST | Position I am first to make tribute |
| NOMINEE | The person put forward for a position - i.e. no men involved (7) |
| SHUTEYE | Sleep thus, changing positions, I say! (4-3) |
