| LEADPOISONING | Old plumber's disease or getting rid of the star performer? (4,9) |
| TREESURGEONS | Employment for lime production perhaps, or getting rid of ashes? |
| JUMPY | Nervous as the star performer on the opening night of a flea circus? (5) |
| MENACE | The fellows find the star performer a threat (6) |
| ARREST | Nick is the star performer again in it (6) |
| SHAVAUGHN | Dancing with the Stars performer, ... Ruakere (9) |
| UNTIL | Up to the time of jauntily getting rid of the bird (5) |
| RACE | A ginger root; a class of wine; a division of humankind; an onward rush; a rapid current of water; a millrun; or, a contest in speed or getting ahead (4) |
| CHOPPINGBOARD | Getting rid of the directors presumably producing the wooden type in The Restaurant (8,5) |
| SPENDINGSPREE | Look around! Hang spring upheaval of getting rid of the money (8,5) |
| EXECUTES | Takes the head off directors getting rid of the four from Rome (8) |
| DISMISSAL | Getting rid of the girl the lad is crazy about (9) |
| GOT | Acquired the go-carts - getting rid of the cars (3) |
| LARGE | Liberal student getting rid of the second letter in the freight vessel (5) |
| WINNOWING | Victory over the North due to getting rid of the chaff (9) |
| ELIMINATION | Getting rid of the solution in order to omit the aniline (11) |
| LONGINTHETOOTH | Old or getting old (coll.) (4,2,3,5) |
| OBTAINING | Acquiring or getting h Old of |
| PROGNOSIS | In medicine, a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder |
| SIAMESECAT | One of twins prepares act for getting rid of the rats out east? (7,3) |