| PHASE | . ... this stage in the proceedings (5) |
| ENDGAME | Ted adopts new plan at this stage in the match (7) |
| STAGE | Put on a show at some point in the proceedings (5) |
| USWNT | Competitors who reached the knockout stage in the World Cup this month before being eliminated, for short; their full name is formed by the first words of theme entries |
| CACTI | Plants take the stage in the Channel Islands (5) |
| SHYDI | British royal, to the press, when she first stepped onto the world stage in the early 1980s: 2 wds. |
| RINSE | King, at home to the Southeast, will form a stage in The Wash (5) |
| TRIAL | Down Popular name for the proceedings in July 1925, in Tennessee, against John T Scopes, charged with teaching evolution (6,5) |
| EVENT | Happening at some stage, in the early Seventies (5) |
| LARVA | Stage in the development of an insect (5) |
| ENTRY | Performer makes it coming on stage in the lobby (5) |
| IMAGO | Stage in the wings for worker from institute? Read it at job centre! (5) |
| GEMMA | ___ Arterton, 8A's co-star on stage in The Little Dog Laughed (5) |
| EVITA | A New Argentina is a song in this stage musical (5) |
| WINGS | Off stage, in the ... |
| POINT | Quietly turning it on at this stage (5) |
| STARLIGHT | You have the right to the last bright spot in the proceedings (9) |
| EARLYON | Quite soon in the proceedings (5,2) |
| PALLADIUM | At this stage, in London it's precious in jewellery (9) |
| ADHERES | Clings to, at this stage, in sad disarray (7) |
