| SCHOOLYARD | A group of swimmers returning dry around area synonymous with those taking a break from their education (10) |
| PASCIT | She feeds, educat, vescit |
| REPRIEVE | About half of the prison meet first lady, getting a break from their punishment |
| FLEECES | Get away with returning dry, woollen items (7) |
| PACKAGEHOLIDAYS | Most of those in 9 across and 18 across designed for those taking a break from the travel agents presumably (7,8) |
| NAVYYARDS | Shady type popular with those taking break from school working on future task forces (4,5) |
| LENT | Less important banks synonymous with those pulling a fast one perhaps (4) |
| INERTIA | One train going around Spain is synonymous with those doing nothing (7) |
| LIGHTRAILWAYS | Sounds like Lewis is the first to school with those taking routes on train tracks that aren't heavy with traffic (5,8) |
| CHEATS | Leading cyclist warms up with those taking drugs in race, for instance (6) |
| LEE | A swimmer returning for shelter |
| TADDIE | Little Aussie swimmer, returning briefly the day Ramadan ends? |
| WRITINGS | Women from Rising organising around square synonymous with those in 19 down (8) |
| SCHOOL | Place of instruction for a group of swimmers? (6) |
| EXAMINERS | Those taking a closer look around do a job for hatchet man on those working on The Underground? (9) |
| VIOLA | Nip out of pavilion with one of those taking a bow (5) |
| MAX | Surgeon alter ego of Nigel Harman, currently taking a break from Casualty (3,7) |
| CRISTIE | Surgeon alter ego of Nigel Harman, currently taking a break from Casualty (3,7) |
| CRUISESHIP | The main means of taking a break from Tom's joint? (6,4) |
| NATURALTO | Characteristic of North American river, being dry around the beginning of October (7,2) |
