| LARIATS | Step up to go under Hollywood ropes (7) |
| AMBROSE | He got up to go to a doctor (7) |
| LEADOFF | Step up to the plate first |
| GOTOPOT | Step up to the pool table, maybe fall off (2,2,3) |
| ANDTOES | Identifies and steps up to digits. (7,3,4) |
| FINGERS | Identifies and steps up to digits. (7,3,4) |
| INSURED | Covered us up to go into the swaying diner (7) |
| BIZARRE | Ridiculous business agency initially set up to go wrong (7) |
| SIDECAR | One raced up to go after second place for a biker's companion (7) |
| ENAMOUR | Hair up to go with Sun's charm |
| BUOYANT | Lad said worker is unlikely to go under (7) |
| CHICAGO | Smart move to go under a city (7) |
| HARVEST | Crop of towhead to go under electric shaver (7) |
| HUNDRED | Old enough possibly to go under in hard extremities (7) |
| MACADAM | Ayr engineer the first man to go under rain gear (7) |
| FOUNDER | Company originator to go under (7) |
| HEADWAY | Make good forward moves and able to go under (7) |
| INATTHE | Pushed to do something unprepared and so likely to go under? (2,2,3,4,3) |
| TITANIC | Little bird - one about to go under an enormous boat, that would be unfortunate (7) |
| ACADEME | A learner falling short - the first person to go under in this world? (7) |
