| GOONESOWNWAY | Become independent and leave your home street (2,4,3,3) |
| HOUSEARREST | You mustn't leave your home in such a state (5,5,6) |
| UNDER | You mustn't leave your home in such a state (5,5,6) |
| TURF | Home street, to a gang |
| LAMBS | (OBC) "Leave your sheep and leave your -/ Rise up shepherd and follow!" (5) |
| INDETERMINATELY | Vaguely dine out, finish and leave your tips (15) |
| AVE | 1600 Pennsylvania ___ (White House street address): Abbr. |
| FREESTANDING | Independent and Liberal seeking election (12) |
| CONCILIATORY | Accommodating council shuns union, leader of independents and a Conservative (12) |
| GETBACK | Stand up for at least the second time and become independent again (3,4,2,4,4) |
| ONONESFEET | Stand up for at least the second time and become independent again (3,4,2,4,4) |
| GHANA | The first sub-Saharan African nation to become independent, in 1957 (5) |
| MAVERICK | Maintain boys about to become independent-minded |
| TURN | Become independent, leaving Italian city (4) |
| SECEDE | Become independent on return from predecessors (6) |
| LONER | Londoner spurns new party and becomes Independent (5) |
| SPREADONESWINGS | Become independent |
| SECEDES | Becomes independent, in a way |
| IMAGINARYNUMBER | Curiously Gary Numan and I get honour right after Independent and i |
| TENN | Al Gore's home st. |