| CALLEDITQUITS | Brought an end to a venture to prevent further losses (6,2,5) |
| STEMTHETIDE | Prevent further losses |
| ENLIST | Secure a person for a venture to join the forces |
| FOOLSGOLD | Play golf, so used to a venture that's doomed to fail (5,4) |
| STICKINGPOINT | Where an impasse prevents further progress towards agreement (8,5) |
| RUDEAWAKENING | What Lucky got, literally and figuratively, when his alarm clock put an end to a very pleasant dream |
| SMITH | Prime minister who brought an end to white rule in Rhodesia (3, 5) |
| IAN | Prime minister who brought an end to white rule in Rhodesia (3, 5) |
| CLOSEDSHOP | Employment system brought an end to trading |
| GORBACHEV | Mikhail --, Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War (9) |
| PUNICWARS | The Roman destruction of Carthage in 146 BC brought an end to these conflicts (5,4) |
| ATTHESHARPEND | Involved in the most important part of a venture (2,3,5,3) |
| RISKYBUSINESS | A venture capitalist replied... |
| STEP | Pinch off plant's growing tip to prevent further growth (4) |
| SHUTUP | Incarcerate to prevent further speeches? (4,2) |
| RESTRAIN | Again, stretch tightly to prevent further movement (8) |
| STOPTHEROT | Harry Potter's primarily hoping to prevent further damage (4,3,3) |
| SUPERNOVA | Drink, a long time - about a month - it puts an end to a starry career |
| SCOTCH | To put an end to a spirit (6) |
| MARRIAGELICENCE | Permit to put an end to a singular state of affairs |
