| RECOGNISE | Accept play area is gone, unfortunately |
| SANDPIT | Play area is mine, after polish |
| OPENING | Pin gone unfortunately leaves a gap (7) |
| SINATRA | An artist - finally gone, unfortunately |
| DUNGEON | Dark room -- shade gone, unfortunately (7) |
| HETEROGENEOUS | Eclectic tree house gone unfortunately (13) |
| WATERINGHOLE | Pub with ale gone unfortunately, last of bitter drunk (8,4) |
| OVERALL | Comprehensive is gone and Academy is taking students (7) |
| ONE | Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another ___." |
| IGNEOUS | Unfortunately uranium is gone from this type of rock (7) |
| ANTI | Play by Sophocles is gone after this critic... |
| NOSTALGIA | Analogist is shaken, longing for what is gone (9) |
| SWEETS | 'The day is gone, and all its ___ are gone!'(Keats) (6) |
| SEUSS | Children's author with the line "Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one." |
| EATEN | The food is gone, so tea is taken two ways (5) |
| HEREANDNOW | "There is only the ___ ___ ___. The past is gone, forgotten": Tom Robinson (4,3,3) |
| RAEL | Cult leader is gone from Jewish state (4) |
| SNUFF | Slipknot "All Hope Is Gone" hit |
| OPIATES | Drugs ring criminals run is gone (7) |
| DIA | "Our Home is Gone" Meg & ___ |