| OWING | Outstanding leader missing from oarsman's sport (5) |
| LUNGE | Opposition leader missing from bar in Rush (5) |
| INLET | Leader missing from silent broadcast makes an entrance (5) |
| CAMEO | Leader missing, right: no, brief appearance? (5) |
| STEEP | Dear me, leader missing in action (5) |
| ERROR | With leader missing, fear making a mistake (5) |
| HADES | Underworld leader missing? It's still the underworld! |
| LUCKY | Chance intrepid leader's missing |
| ENSUE | Follow writers, as outstanding leaders leave (5) |
| ARCH | Roguish leader missing from demo (4) |
| ETERNITY | Leaders missing from city centre, gone for ever (8) |
| APASSAGETOINDIA | Novel Nato leader missing about to spend time with home help turning up (1,7,2,5) |
| ISCHAEMIC | Islamic leader missing his Mecca due to shortage of blood (9) |
| ACRE | Mother-of-pearl has leader missing land |
| RUMP | Those remaining making complaint with leader missing (4) |
| EMULATIONS | Man lies about a band's leader missing difficult challenges (10) |
| OPINING | Opposition leader missing for sharing views (7) |
| PEAK | Summit, say with leader missing (4) |
| ONEDGE | A specific Italian leader missing nothing, being apprehensive (2,4) |
| AID | Support declared with leader missing (3) |
