| MILADY | Fine woman setter overcoming a disease (6) |
| FEDORA | Soft hat and jacket for fine woman (6) |
| GRANDEDAME | Dead German recollected as a fine woman |
| FLUENCY | Eloquence from fine woman carrying Eastern name (7) |
| FRESH | Fine woman upset about son becoming impudent (5) |
| TOMTHEPIPERSSON | YOUNG MAN, fit, from a musical family, needs help overcoming a pork obsession |
| IMBACKINTHEGAME | Remark after overcoming a setback, and a hint to two letters of each starred answer |
| STEPPINGSTONE | An option if you haven't seen The Bridge as a means to overcoming a current problem perhaps (8,5) |
| RIFFRAFF | A few notes on leader of revolution overcoming a very strong rabble |
| BEATING | Overcoming (a problem) |
| GRENADA | Island's old king overcoming a Scandinavian uprising (7) |
| SCATMAN | 1995 song inspired by overcoming a stutter |
| BANDA | Company in battle, you might say, overcoming a former African leader (8,5) |
| HASTINGS | Company in battle, you might say, overcoming a former African leader (8,5) |
| EALING | Picture a fish overcoming poison through cure, heading off (6,6) |
| ADORER | Overcoming rejection at the start, man of action pursues a lover (6) |
| SINBAD | Vice overcoming naughty literary sailor (6) |
| GANGLY | Awkward group overcoming extremes of lunacy (6) |
| PIERCE | Run through section, overcoming resistance (6) |
| GLOSSY | Magazine's good year overcoming financial problems (6) |
