| ASCENDING | Sing and dance about being promoted |
| SHOWGIRLS | Females who sing and dance in musicals, variety acts and similar entertainments (9) |
| BALLADEER | One who'll sing and dance, given a buck (9) |
| ROUNDELAY | Song and dance about university retirement (9) |
| BURLESQUE | The Spaniard got brusque? They made a song and dance about it! (9) |
| FURTHERED | Pelt the socialist being promoted (9) |
| PRINCIPLE | Dutton, a royal scion nursing a split lip, is an example of being promoted above his competence (5,9) |
| POWERTRIP | What someone might go on after being promoted |
| IDOLISING | I sing and I practically dole out when worshipping (9) |
| THEMIKADO | Gilbert and Sullivan opera with the characters Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo (3,6) |
| EDSHEERAN | "I See Fire", "Sing" and "Thinking Out Loud" singer (2,7) |
| EQUITATUS | The cavalry (4th decl., nom., gen. sing and nom., acc. pl.) |
| BASSINETS | He sings and I catch fish for the little ones (9) |
| WERETHEDAYS | "Those ..., my friend; We thought they'd never end; We'd sing and dance, for ever and a day" (4,3,4) |
| ELATE | Make one's heart sing and dance |
| PERFORM | Sing and dance |
| CHORUSGIRLS | Young women who sing and dance in shows (6,5) |
| HELPED | Mind about record being promoted (6) |
| EWOOD | Park where 9 are actually in debt after being promoted (5) |
| HEAVYWEATHER | A song and dance about the closeness (5,7) |
