| OVERBALANCES | Fails to maintain equilibrium on top of scales (12) |
| TIPPED | Just touched, but failed to maintain equilibrium (6) |
| RIDEABICYCLE | Maintain equilibrium while pushing on a rotating peripheral attachment, alternating with the lower e |
| SEALEGS | Equilibrium on the briny |
| EGGWHISKS | Cooking aids roughly weigh kgs on top of scales (3,6) |
| ASSESS | Weigh blockheads on top of scales (6) |
| WAGERS | Bets price for job is right at top of scale (6) |
| NOH | Arkwright fails to maintain his initial dramatic production |
| LAGS | Fails to maintain the pace |
| LOSES | Fails to maintain |
| LOSEONESGRIP | Fail to maintain a handle on local freak (4,3'1,4) |
| LOSEONESHEAD | Fail to maintain self-control |
| ABSOLUTEZERO | Grabbing instrument, zoo's bear played bottom of scale |
| BALANCE | A pair of scales held by a statue of justice or used as a symbol of Libra; a device for regulating the speed of a clock or watch; or, equilibrium (7) |
| PANS | Bain-maries, skillets, stockpots, woks and other such cookware; steel drums; loaves of bread; small compressed cakes of watercolours; or, bowls/dishes of pairs of scales (4) |
| LOSETOUCH | Lout chose to fail to maintain contact (4,5) |
| SAGA | Fail to maintain tension with a group of stories (4) |
| BREAKRANKS | To fail to maintain solidarity with others in a group (5,5) |
| TRUTINA | Balance, pair of scales, cf. lanx, and think of one of Orff's Carmina |
| LAG | Fail to maintain a desired pace or keep up (3) |
