| BENEFITOFCLERGY | Briefly got fence fixed, gaining approval of church (7,2,6) |
| PASSMARK | Grade gaining approval of examiners, organised mass in playground? (4,4) |
| ABSOLVE | Leaders with Sun have briefly got let off (7) |
| LOOKSEE | Shed, empty, gaining approval in inspection (4-3) |
| HYENA | Animal with desire has briefly got outside (5) |
| EASYGOING | Yogi Agnesh briefly got agitated, later relaxed (4,5) |
| CUCKOO | You see company gaining approval? It's mad! (6) |
| IMPRIMATUR | Church approval of royal seized by Zulus - victim of persecution, it's said |
| PRAISE | Express approval of, and, if reparsed, a hint to making sense of five pairs of answers |
| TOOMUCH | American expression of approval of contact about award (3,4) |
| YUM | Exclamation of approval of food |
| HEARHEAR | Show of approval of two presents, audibly |
| ADMIRALTY | Briefly show approval of a naval officer's year in HQ |
| THUMBSUP | Sign of approval of the digital age? (6, 2) |
| PLAUDIT | Sign of approval of extremely practical check (7) |
| VISA | Envisage something of an approval of port (4) |
| OUIJA | French and German approval of board of inquiry? (5) |
| BRAVO | Shout of approval of an old-fashioned hitman (5) |
| CURRIEDFAVOUR | Sought approval of field, extremely embarrassed and left out of season (7,6) |
| COURTEDFAVOUR | Sought approval of field, extremely embarrassed and left out of season (7,6) |
