| WARRANTY | Guarantee wife complete autonomy in the end |
| ALGERIA | Republic that gained autonomy in 1962 |
| ARRANT | Absolute guarantee - wife won't be there |
| FREEREIN | Complete autonomy you might have over something: 2 wds. |
| WARRANT | Guarantee wife's perfect (7) |
| BALEARS | Public holiday in the Balearic Islands held on March 1st to commemorate the signing in 1983 of the region's Statute of Autonomy, local spelling (3,2,3,5,7) |
| DIADELES | Public holiday in the Balearic Islands held on March 1st to commemorate the signing in 1983 of the region's Statute of Autonomy, local spelling (3,2,3,5,7) |
| ILLES | Public holiday in the Balearic Islands held on March 1st to commemorate the signing in 1983 of the region's Statute of Autonomy, local spelling (3,2,3,5,7) |
| ALAND | The smallest region of Finland, which received autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations |
| NAVAJONATION | This proposed 51st state in the Southwest would be larger than 10 existing states; it already enjoys substantial autonomy, as its name suggests |
| INDECENCY | Autonomy has Charlie in for positive close for affront to modesty |
| INDEPENDENCE | Dine out and tip in change showing autonomy (12) |
| SELFRULE | Doctor lures the Spanish fellow into autonomy? (4-4) |
| LEON | Spanish autonomy Castile and __ |
| HOMERULE | Political autonomy (4,4) |
| SEPARATIST | One advocating political autonomy |
| FREEHAND | How people may write about getting autonomy? (8) |
| SOVEREIGNTY | Governs, yet somehow keeps current autonomy (11) |
| SHORTLEASH | Limited autonomy, so to speak |
| FREER | Official admitting hesitation over having more autonomy (5) |
