| BEDECKS | Decorates cot, kisses and leaves the first partner (7) |
| BEDECK | Decorate cot with shed gecko skin (6) |
| ILLGOTTEN | I will leave the first amount that's stolen (3-6) |
| WATER | Waiter, leave the first iced drink! (5) |
| GOESOUT | Stops burning and leaves the house |
| ONESTEP | Dance with single, kisses and cuddles on the way back! (3-4) |
| DEBRIDE | Cut it out and leave the groom alone? (7) |
| CANDLES | Old duck ducking kisses and cuddles for literary luminaries |
| HERSHEY | Candy company that makes Kisses and Krackel |
| FALLOUT | Have a difference of opinion and leave the military parade (4,3) |
| DROPOUT | Proud to change and leave the rat race (4, 3) |
| CASTOFF | Set sail and leave the Needles behind? (4,3) |
| HEIG | "...The sleepless nights, the daily fights, the quick toboggan when you reach the _ _ _ _hts, I miss the kisses and I miss the bites, I Wish I Were in Love Again..." j -Rodgers and Hart (1937) |
| ABANDONSHIP | Go overboard and leaves the joint (7,4) |
| STANDSDOWN | Wears feathers and leaves the witness box (6,4) |
| PEELSOFF | Removes some clothes and leaves the rest |
| TAKESOFF | Makes deduction and leaves the ground (5,3) |
| EMMA | John's first partner on American TV's The Avengers |
| CHUBBY | Carol's first partner, plump (6) |
| ADELE | Fred's first partner |
