| RESISTINGARREST | Cop-speak for 'not coming quietly' (9,6) |
| ASSISTINGPOLICE | (& 24-across, 13-across) Cop-speak for a crime's suspect being interviewed (9,6,4,5,9) |
| IRL | Online-speak for "not online" |
| IMWASHINGMYHAIR | What's your excuse for not coming out tonight? (2,7,2,4) |
| PLUGS | Publicity coming quietly to one's ears (5) |
| SINGLEFARE | One-off charge for not coming back? |
| PLANS | Vague reason for not coming to the thing |
| PERPS | Culprits, in cop-speak |
| PERP | Guilty party, in cop-speak |
| CENTRALAMERICAN | Coming from clearance, Martin could be one not coming from north or south (7,8) |
| HAVINGNOTHINGON | Nude perhaps not coming close to... (6,7,2) |
| PIPPEDATTHEPOST | Annoyed with letter delivery just not coming first (6,2,3,4) |
| LEIGHTONBUZZARD | Man or woman not coming up with bird from Bedfordshire town (8,7) |
| MONOLITHIC | Not changing oil, I'm not coming home for starters, having broken down (10) |
| TONGA | Friendly islands are not coming up for Georgia (5) |
| PROTON | In favour of not coming up for a bit |
| AUTOMATON | Transport for relative is not coming back with metalworker? (9) |
| SCABIOUS | One not coming out promises to pay for plant |
| CHARLESTON | Prince possibly not coming back for this dance (10) |
| YEN | Old marshal not coming down for long |
