| WOOLGATHERING | Being absent-minded, take coat to party (13) |
| ENTREAT | Implore guard to take coat off and have some food (7) |
| DESCALE | Escape into valley and take coat off (7) |
| ALEGTOSTANDON | Be unable to make case, key members being absent? (3,4,1,3,2,5,2) |
| FORGETFUL | Make time to treat flu, being absent-minded (9) |
| SCATTY | It's spiteful to go after school head for being absent-minded |
| DISTRAIT | Girl's characteristic is being absent-minded |
| ABSTRACTED | Removed, being absent-minded (10) |
| FORGETTING | In favour of acquiring, but being absent-minded about (10) |
| FARAWAY | Nowhere near being absent-minded? (7) |
| PAINTSTRIPPER | Takes off coat to cover lap dancer (5,8) |
| SHEARER | Record scorer takes coat off (7) |
| STRIPPER | It takes coat off while she takes everything off (8) |
| OUTDO | Being absent at party is top |
| EIGHT | pressure, women's being absent, to make up number |
| IMPRESSED | Influenced with leader being absent, aimed to control media, perhaps (9) |
| NOTHAVE | Be unable to make case, key members being absent? (3,4,1,3,2,5,2) |
| OFNOCONCERN | Manoeuvre foregone conclusion, so guile being absent is nothing to worry about (2,2,7) |
| ALIBI | Excuse for being absent (5) |
| SPINOFF | By-product of political bias being absent? (4-3) |
