| TRUCULENCE | Copper advanced, stopping short, interrupting cessation of hostilities and aggression? |
| VIOLENCE | Sadly Leon is gripped by wickedness and aggression (8) |
| BLACKOUTS | Power failures are short, interrupting prize fights (9) |
| VAQUERO | A question cut short interrupting very old cowboy (7) |
| WARDEN | Hostilities and how to end it by a man in jail (6) |
| BURYTHEHATCHET | End hostilities and butchery that he developed (4,3,7) |
| TRUE | Genuine cessation of hostilities when leader of country's surrendered (4) |
| TRUCE | First of commanders breaking genuine cessation of hostilities (5) |
| PEACE | Cessation of hostilities from a pod-dweller outside Chile |
| PEACETREATY | Formal cessation of hostilities (5,6) |
| ARMISTICE | Weapon is used - cite cessation of hostilities (9) |
| CEASEFIRE | Clubs allay passion in cessation of hostilities (5-4) |
| GALLOWSTREE | Head of government to OK thoroughfare stopping short of scaffold (7,4) |
| ALLOFATWITTER | Stopping short of glycerides and salt, change excitedly (3,2,1,7) |
| UNCLASP | Let go of relative stopping short in front of snake (7) |
| GRANDEUR | Splendour of Spanish nobleman stopping short of ancient city (8) |
| JACARANDA | Man stopping short north of a river and beginning to axe tree (9) |
| INVEST | Clothe with insignia of office, stopping short of a shirt (6) |
| THAWS | Cessations of hostilities |
| EXOFFICIO | As a result of one's status or position from place of work stopping short before midmorning (2,7) |
