| NOHOLDS | (& 11-across) Any tactics are permitted (in a fight) (2,5,6) |
| NOHOLDSBARRED | Any tactics permitted |
| TRIPLETS | Three children are permitted in excursions (8) |
| FILIBUSTER | Such tactics are obstructive but flier is responsible |
| ECSTATIC | Delighted when tactics are changed by the East (8) |
| ALLSFAIRIN | Fall in now ___ adversarial struggles ___ any tactic permitted (4,4,2,4,3,3) |
| LOVEANDWAR | Fall in now - adversarial struggles - any tactic permitted (4,4,2,4,3,3) |
| THINKINGALOUD | What sounds like it's permitted in a philosophy class? (8,5) |
| PRINTEDMATTER | Crazy rant permitted in newspaper, for example (7,6) |
| ONEWAY | Of a traffic system, travel permitted in a single direction only (3-3) |
| OWLET | Cry of pain permitted in a young bird |
| ALOUD | Speaking permitted in a normal voice (5) |
| DELETED | Expunged, as it permitted in a document (7) |
| ROULETTE | Game of chance is permitted in a way (8) |
| LICIT | Some symbolic items are permitted by law |
| MAYOR | Officer and men following are permitted to |
| LICENSED | Silenced fireworks are permitted by law (8) |
| ONRED | When some right turns are permitted |
| DOS | Actions that are permitted |
| ARMLET | A group of marines permitted in part of a sea (6) |