| DREAMTICKET | Ideal candidates, having let attention wander, slip |
| SPACED | Momentarily let one's attention wander |
| MRRIGHT | Ideal union candidate having run twice, in power |
| DREAM | ____ ticket, two ideal candidates at an election |
| ICICLE | At first, ideal candidate in charming lime ensemble was cold and sharp (6) |
| DEFLATED | Felt let down, having let the air out? (8) |
| OPENEDUP | Having let the customers in, spoke freely (6,2) |
| HALTED | Having let off inside, had been arrested (6) |
| RATTLES | Agitates, having let rats loose (7) |
| LEASE | Since having let out the smallest (5) |
| ATONCE | Having let cold in, make amends immediately (2,4) |
| DODGE | Quibble about having let the odd mistake almost get by (5) |
| TUSSLED | Struggled, having let suds get out of hand |
| PETULANT | Irritable, having let a punt go adrift (8) |
| TWINE | Wet, I shiver, having let in the north wind (5) |
| RIBBED | Teased for having let loose the bird to be caged (6) |
| POLEAXE | European having let go, fell (7) |
| COMPLY | Cooperate fully having let European off (6) |
| BUSTLE | Hurry, having let out large vehicle in front (6) |
| PORTVALE | Team, Liverpool, say, bitter having let in five |
