| ABSEILING | Sailor doing what he does, say, having a climb-down (9) |
| ABSOLVING | Forgiving sailor doing what you're doing! (9) |
| PRAYS | Ps ... Ray is inside - doing what he does in 11 down |
| RAVING | A sailor doing a lot of orating (6) |
| SKIING | Spoilsports! Initially one stops Charles doing what he likes (6) |
| ABOUTTURN | Having a fight in the ring, so to go off would be a climb-down (5,4) |
| EQUIVOCAL | Just as talkative, say, having a double meaning (9) |
| DETERRING | Does, say, time inside with band ___ that's discouraging (9) |
| CAREGIVER | ... mind you, she does say Vlad's right about Republican at the top (9) |
| DISSENT | Object to what sounds like a climb-down |
| ABSEILS | Sailor reportedly does what he does: descends with a rope |
| OBEYING | Doing what he's told, looking after the old boy (7) |
| SAVOY | Cabbage, say, having a bit of flavour (5) |
| CHAT | Caught bowler, say, having a chinwag (4) |
| HANGDOG | Put up with setter, say, having a dejected appearance (7) |
| VACATION | On leave, say, having a break (8) |
| NEEDS | What baker does, say, to acquire essentials (5) |
| DIRECT | Do what Ridley Scott does, say (6) |
| SMUGGLE | Pirate's mug gleefully portrays what he does for a living (7) |
| PINCHPENNY | A miserly person, or when reversed, what he does |
