| SCRUNCH | Snowy step perhaps is small and cold, children step on it first (7) |
| SUNLIGHT | Ray perhaps is small and perversely heavy |
| DAYDREAM | Sleep on it first, one must, if it's merely a fantasy from dawn to dusk... (8) |
| SCRUFF | Untidy person, small and cold, given frill (6) |
| SULTANA | Muslim ruler's wife is small and dried up (7) |
| SHOOTER | Arm is small, and nose |
| STARTER | The man with the gun may eat it first (7) |
| EYESORE | By the sound of it, first person noticed ugly building? (7) |
| PREFACE | Read it first in order to get cap free (7) |
| ELITIST | Exclusive, the Spanish appeared with it first (7) |
| BRITPOP | 90's music report, brother introducing it first |
| HASDIBS | Claims it first |
| OUTINTHECOLD | Ignored sitting on the naughty step perhaps exterior to igloo (3,2,3,4) |
| EARLYRISER | Take first step, perhaps, for lark (5,5) |
| DANCINGLESSON | One of a series of steps perhaps with guide for keeping one on one's toes when starting out (7,6) |
| FASTASLEEP | Knocked out by a false step, perhaps (4,6) |
| ISSUE | Child is small and used to be ignored on a regular basis (5) |
| SANDRAPRINSLOO | Actress is small and takes blame, right in with small ladies (6,8) |
| TAPES | A step perhaps taken to achieve records |
| PASTE | Stick with a step, perhaps (5) |
