| NODAL | At a critical point there's an absence of Indian food |
| EXHIBITION | Show previous inhibition in absence of Indian (10) |
| NOREGRETS | Little boy upset birds - there's an absence of contrition (2,7) |
| NOTICE | See where there's an absence of rocks? |
| CURRIED | like a lot of Indian food |
| TANDOORI | What style of Indian food is cooked in a clay oven? (8) |
| CURRY | Type of Indian food (5) |
| INTHEBALANCE | At a critical point (2,3,7) |
| ONTHETURN | Truth none grappled with at a critical point (2,3,4) |
| KNIFEEDGE | Eking feed out at a critical point (5-4) |
| CRISIS | Credit is doubled at a critical point (6) |
| EDGE | Knife _, a critical point in the development of a situation, process of making a decision, etc (4) |
| SITUATION | A critical point in the action of a play, etc (9) |
| TURNTHECORNER | Pass a critical point (4,3,6) |
| COMETOAHEAD | Visit one boss to reach a critical point (4,2,1,4) |
| CROSSROADS | Angry, anglers about a critical point (10) |
| ONAGER | .... at this point, there's a groan from one of them (6) |
| HANGINTHEBALANCE | Reach a critical point where the result could go either way (4,2,3,7) |
| CAMETOAHEAD | Reached a critical point |
| CRUNCH | Eat a biscuit at a critical time (6) |
