| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Suffer financial depletion, just before the fall? | The Times Cryptic | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Fall, as a tightrope walker | Newsday | 24 Sep 2019 |
| Become unsteady | ||
| Tip over, say | ||
| Have a high-wire disaster | ||
| Fall off a beam, e.g. | ||
| Have a bad day at the bank? | ||
| Teeter | ||
| Teeter | ||
| Have a high-wire disaster | ||
| Walk on a banana peel, perhaps |