Crossword Puzzle As matters stand

Clue: As matters stand

Term for the practice of standing astride two moving horses (ROMANRIDE with 9 letters)
Assigned standings to (RANKED with 6 letters)
Standard of assessment (METRIC with 6 letters)
As matters now stand (ATTHAT with 6 letters)
Personal standards one aspires to (EGOIDEAL with 8 letters)
Asylum with a double standard (ARK with 3 letters)
Assemblages (e.g. CROWDS with 6 letters)
Assets aplenty (RICHES with 6 letters)
An associate of Thalia (ERATO with 5 letters)
Van Morrison "Astral ___" (WEEKS with 5 letters)