| PREDECESSOR | The person who previously held the job was one's grandfather, perhaps |
| SOSO | In spite of the supervising seamstress' hurry up, the job was mediocre (2-2) |
| MICHEALMARTIN | Irish Fianna Fail politician elected again as Taoiseach by the Dail last month, having previously held the position from 2020 to 2022 (7,6) |
| GREATUNCLE | Brother of one's grandfather or grandmother (5-5) |
| ONICE | Previously held one up in the air (2,3) |
| ALARMCLOCK | Frighten grandfather perhaps, it will stop one sleeping (5,5) |
| ALARM | Frighten grandfather perhaps? No, this one is smaller (5,5) |
| CLOCK | Frighten grandfather perhaps? No, this one is smaller (5,5) |
| GRANTISERUM | Something to fend off your doting grandfather, perhaps? |
| WHEELWRIGHT | His job was to keep the business of others turning |
| IMPATIENT | Job was the opposite of this (9) |
| OSTLER | His job was carried out in the intervals between coaching |
| STOICAL | Job was so useless in the end -- about to stop work (7) |
| NSYNC | Boy band with two members who previously starred on 'The Mickey Mouse Club' |
| PLAINANT | ... one who previously had beef and leghorn perhaps with bread stuffing |
| BETHDITTO | Singer who previously provided vocals for The Gossip (4,5) |
| DEMI | Lovato who previously co-judged on "The X Factor" |
| RECREANT | Cowardly soldiers interrupting to forswear a previously held belief |
| CLIMBDOWN | Retreat from a previously held position (9) |
| AVER | Positively declare it was one's possessions (4) |
