| AFTERIMAGE | Visual sensation despite the cessation of the stimulus (10) |
| SPUR | Stirrups signal the return of the stimulus (4) |
| APEPSIA | In medicine, the cessation of digestion (7) |
| COLDTURKEY | What describes the abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug? (4,6) |
| CHAINREACTION | Process in which the product of one thing is the stimulus of the next |
| THOUGHTOUT | Despite the fact that the barker had ordered it carefully |
| AEROPLANES | Relapse on a train - despite the ups and downs, presumably flying now! (10) |
| REGARDLESS | Regal dress worn, despite the circumstances (10) |
| DISCOMFORT | Keep record on order first despite the inconvenience (10) |
| POLOSHIRTS | Clothing items that (despite the name) were originally designed for tennis |
| BRINGABOUT | Make happen, despite the boring tuba playing (5,5) |
| URGE | A bit of a spur generally provides the stimulus (4) |
| SPARK | Provide the stimulus for last of events with urban amenity (5) |
| SPARKOFF | Provide the stimulus for (something) |
| FILLIP | Man, you say, provides the stimulus (6) |
| WHITE | Author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne who was one of the first to speculate that swallows migrate despite the traditional belief that they hibernate (5) |
| ROBOTDREAMS | Despite the title, five of the stories in this Isaac Asimov collection are about the Multivac computer |
| ARCHER | He was judged Most Valuable Player of the 2020 IPL, despite the Royals finishing last in the table |
| SALUTE | Acknowledge its superiority despite the state of the old instrument |
| LEADER | Despite the weight of it, The Queen is still in front (6) |
