| UNLOOSE | Free, but not a libertine (7) |
| LEFTOUT | Felt strange, getting set free, but not being included (4,3) |
| UNMEANT | The men set a crazy nutcase free, but it was a mistake (7) |
| DELIVER | Free, but maligned on return (7) |
| ASEPTIC | Germ-free - but in a month one gets cold! |
| KARAOKE | Musical entertainment, The Ring, accepted by a king and a libertine (7) |
| STEAL | Get free, but not in a good way (5) |
| RANSOM | Free, but not for free |
| UNFREE | In the sun, free but not free (6) |
| REEFERS | They're kind of free but they hesitate to smoke them (7) |
| AVAIL | Free, but not fit for use (5) |
| LOOSE | Free, but not so moral! (5) |
| TRUTH | "The ___ will set you free. But not until it is finished with you": David Foster Wallace |
| DRAKE | A hero, but to many a libertine (5) |
| HELTERSKELTER | Kestrel let her fly free but in a tumultuous way (6-7) |
| GOODFORNOTHING | Most of merchandise free but useless (4-3-7) |
| ALLFORNOTHING | Everything's free, but in vain (3,3,7) |
| HITCH | Travel free - but there's a snag! |
| RAKE | Prepare a bed for a libertine (4) |
| PARAKEET | A flashy bird and a libertine going into caress |
