| SOCALLED | Supposed codes all must be broken |
| EXONERATE | Former price applied to all must be clear (9) |
| FOOTBALL | With 27-Across: what 1-Across, his wife Blake Lively, and Taylor Swift all must be, since they sat in a box together to watch Travis Kelce play last week |
| EGG | It must be broken to fix an omelet |
| RESISTS | Acts in opposition, I stress, must be broken up (7) |
| TENACITY | Resolve mainly intact, yet must be broken (8) |
| GALWAY | Law must be broken in cheerful port city (6) |
| ITSNOTWORKING | "This thing must be broken" |
| UDON | All must conclude, menu found to contain noodles (4) |
| PARTYLINE | Political policy to which all must subscribe (5,4) |
| MANAGER | Boss, first of all, must fill feeding trough (7) |
| GRAVE | Serious conclusion all must come to |
| CLEARANCE | sale in which all must go |
| TUTTI | All must play (5) |
| RECYCLE | What we all must do in secrecy clearly |
| ELICIT | Find out the lake is covered in ice - it must be broken |
| REMORSEFUL | Rules, for me, must be broken with a sense of guilt (10) |
| NOSEJOB | Jo's bone must be broken for a cosmetic surgery op (4,3) |
| STONE | This is used for cleaning ___ no piece must be broken (6,5) |
| PUMICE | This is used for cleaning ___ no piece must be broken (6,5) |