| SOUNDED | Thus, vampires miss a rung (7) |
| ROUNDEL | Lend our form to a rung of the ladder (7) |
| SPOKE | Any one of the rods radiating from a wheel's hub; a handle of a ship's wheel; one of the ribs of an umbrella; or. a rung of a ladder (5) |
| STEP | A stage up or down; a rung of a ladder; or, a foot movement, pace or stride in a dance, march or walk (4) |
| STEPDOWN | Resign, a rung on thus the forfeiting ladder, perhaps (4,4) |
| STAVE | What is another term for a rung of a ladder, chair, etc (5) |
| TREAD | Put your weight on a rung of the ladder (5) |
| STEPPINGSTONE | A rung on the ladder of life |
| STAIR | Cousin to a rung |
| GRADE | Word, from "step", for a rung, upwards or downwards in dignity, progression, proficiency, quality, rank, size, value or anything else (5) |
| SASHIMI | Fish dish? I miss a fish's tail in a stew (7) |
| ARTISTE | She'll miss a sitter? (7) |
| LUNCHER | One starting to miss a diner (7) |
| STUMBLE | Miss a step and risk falling (7) |
| SKIPPER | Miss a captain (7) |
| MAOISTS | Communists to miss a broadcast (7) |
| STANDUP | Miss a date with joker (5-2) |
| OLDMAID | Miss a game of cards (3,4) |
| LOSEOUT | Miss a possible benefit |
| GALILEO | Miss a lot of stars discovered by one astronomer |
