| COMPETE | Was all there, but left out in order to take part (7) |
| DIESOF | Passed on essentially soft publicity, but left out in the cold too long (4,2,8) |
| EXPOSURE | Passed on essentially soft publicity, but left out in the cold too long (4,2,8) |
| TIGHTEN | Hint to get out in order to press together (7) |
| VACATED | Did Dave act it out, in order to get out of it? (7) |
| ENLISTS | Recruits listen in order to take shilling (7) |
| OVERBID | Offer more in order to take the lot? (7) |
| IDOLISE | That is, initially I sold out in order to worship (7) |
| DEPLETE | Pete led it out in order to exhaust it (7) |
| ACTUATE | Cut a tea out in order to put it into operation (7) |
| ASEPTIC | Space it out in order to be sterile (7) |
| AIRTAXI | Triaxial, but left out any changes to the shuttle (3,4) |
| PEASANT | Yokel is nice, but left out (7) |
| SPATULA | Paul sat out in order to spoon |
| STRAYED | Stayed right in but left the straight and narrow (7) |
| BLASTER | Demolition man started blaze but left flower. (7) |
| OATMEAL | Porridge and a meatloaf, cooked but left unfinished (7) |
| SPLICED | Joined but left, having been seasoned outside (7) |
| CLOCKED | Noticed but left bent cans (7) |
| NOMINATED | Proposed to stand in order to take a seat (9) |
