diff --git a/software/AS7/TSL/TSL.c b/software/AS7/TSL/TSL.c
index 4f8f696..ccaa162 100644
--- a/software/AS7/TSL/TSL.c
+++ b/software/AS7/TSL/TSL.c
@@ -225,8 +225,13 @@ inline void showNowH(  uint8_t h ) {
 
     t = h/10;
     digitShow( 4 , h  - (t*10) );
-    digitShow( 5 , t );
 
+    if (t) {
+        digitShow( 5 , t );
+    }
+
+    // We do not need to explicitly blank the tens digit since we
+    // always clear it on day increment and it only monotonically increments.
 
 }
 
@@ -239,6 +244,7 @@ void run() {
 
     showNowD( d );
 
+        digitBlank( 5 );        // Clear the residual leading '2' from the hours-tens digit.
 
         for( uint8_t h=0; h<24; h++ ) {
 
@@ -473,6 +479,10 @@ int main(void)
     }
     */
 
+    // Clear out whatever was left from the countdown so we can assume all
+    // all blank digits in run()
+
+    clearLCD();
     run();
 
    uint8_t count=0;
diff --git a/software/AS7/TSL/lcd.c b/software/AS7/TSL/lcd.c
index ae75737..f9ab9cb 100644
--- a/software/AS7/TSL/lcd.c
+++ b/software/AS7/TSL/lcd.c
@@ -318,6 +318,16 @@ void digitOff( uint8_t d,  uint8_t n ) {
     }
 }
 
+// Blank out the specified digit
+
+void digitBlank( uint8_t d ) {
+        
+    for(uint8_t seg = 0 ; seg < 7; seg++ ) {    // Walk though the 7 segments in the digit
+                                
+        lcd_clear_pixel( digitmap[d][seg].com ,  digitmap[d][seg].seg );            
+    }
+}
+
 
 // Display the decimal digit n (0-9) at position d (0-11 where 0 is leftmost) dark if onFlag, light if not 
 
diff --git a/software/AS7/TSL/lcd.h b/software/AS7/TSL/lcd.h
index 0bcc145..a8dbebe 100644
--- a/software/AS7/TSL/lcd.h
+++ b/software/AS7/TSL/lcd.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ void digitOn( uint8_t d,  uint8_t n );
 
 void digitOff( uint8_t d,  uint8_t n );
 
+// Blank out the specified digit
+
+void digitBlank( uint8_t d );
+
 
 // Set or clear segments to show digit
 void digitShow( uint8_t d,  uint8_t n );