| ANAEROBIC | Living in the absence of air |
| CHARCOAL | Black amorphous form of carbon produced by partial burning of wood, bone or other organic matter in the absence of air (8) |
| ANAEROBES | Organisms that grow in the absence of air |
| HENRYI | Son of William the Conqueror, crowned king of England in the absence of his elder brother, Robert in 1100 |
| SCHMEICHEL | Who captained Manchester United to victory in the 1999 Champions League final in the absence of the suspended Roy Keane? (10) |
| CHARGEDAFFAIRES | The temporary head of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador or minister |
| ESCHEAT | Legal term which described the reversion of property to the feudal lord in the absence of legal heirs |
| REGENT | Person appointed to administer a kingdom in the absence of the monarch or because the monarch is a minor / ruler |
| BYE | Transfer to the next round of competition in the absence of an opponent (3) |
| TERM | Measure of heat needed in the absence of hot period |
| SUPPLANTS | Ousts humble petitioners in the absence of in-charge (9) |
| REO | Absente ___ (in the absence of the defendant) |
| UPSET | Disturbed about teacups breaking in absence of air-conditioning (5) |
| ESSENCES | Extracts necessaries manufactured in absence of air (8) |
| NEAREST | Like the relatives most likely to inherit in the absence of a will, probably |
| GRIEF | Trouble's good and short in the absence of the British |
| RURAL | Country in quarrel, fighting to liberate England in the absence of Queen (5) |
| LATCHKEY | ____ child, one who has to let himself or herself in at home after school in the absence of parents (8) |
| STEREO | Recording effect of Easter's start falling late, in the absence of a full moon (6) |
| USHEROUT | Indicate an escape route in the absence of the conductor (5,3) |
