| BREAKDOWN | Analysis of short holiday in Ulster (9) |
| BREAKER | At the end of short holiday see Her Majesty wave (7) |
| CITYBREAK | Bike Tracy used for a short holiday in Paris perhaps (4,5) |
| WHITEHALL | Short holiday: what everyone needed in one of the 7 (9 |
| MINIBREAK | Point in difficult situation with leaders of army keen for short holiday (9) |
| LOOPHOLE | Means to escape pressure, on short holiday in SW resort |
| BEHOLD | Observe short holiday in Rose's place (6) |
| BREAKOUT | Escape from short holiday in the open air (5,3) |
| PIVAC | Sherlock, perhaps, on short holiday in 14Dn 13Ac (5) |
| WEEKENDER | Small Scots know Communist's back - the short holiday man? (9) |
| BREAKTHEBANK | Short holiday ahead of the next type of holiday - that'll cost more than one can afford (5,3,4) |
| BREAK | Opening shot in snooker; a short holiday; or, start of a horse race (5) |
| CLEAVAGE | Valley where short holiday taken in prison (8) |
| DAYBREAK | Time for larks in very short holiday |
| SCAR | Scholar missing short holiday as a result of injury (4) |
| VACUUMED | Cleaned up in short holiday with United (twice) on the sea (8) |
| FINGALSCAVE | Females taking short holiday over in splendid location on Scottish isle (7,4) |
| GETAWAYWITH | Successfully complete short holiday with ingenuity before end of month (3,4,4) |
| HALFTERM | Felt bad having pain about a short holiday (4-4) |
| BREAKOFF | Cut short holiday gone sour (5,3) |
