| TAKEFRENCHLEAVE | Depart without permission to give raven cake he left, possibly (4,6,5) |
| ALFRED | - the Great, ancient king said to have burnt cakes he was asked to watch (6) |
| ABSCOND | Depart without permission (7) |
| LEAVE | Permission to give the French a greeting (5) |
| MANDATE | Permission to give the fellow an appointment (7) |
| FERTILECRESCENT | Nicer trees left, possibly associated with onset of civilisation, here? (7,8) |
| TRUFFLE | Delicacy? Fruit left possibly without it (7) |
| WASTEPRODUCT | Women trimmed flower - the one going to market? What's left, possibly flushed down drain! (5,7) |
| SENILE | Doddering, I left, possibly being seen out (6) |
| PERCHANCE | A part of church that liberal's left, possibly |
| EAVES | Departs without leader to get housing projection (5) |
| DOARUNNER | Depart without paying (2,1,6) |
| UNMANNED | In Paris a motorboat started by girl departs without a crew (8) |
| SHEAVES | She departs without the Spanish bundles (7) |
| RAPID | In the end Gulliver departs without a good word for Swift |
| EAVESDROP | Spy departs without initial fall (9) |
| ACCORD | Bill departs without my agreement (6) |
| PAROLEVIOLATION | Leaving the state without permission, perhaps |
| SLIPOFTHETONGUE | Posing, he left out awkward gaffe (4,2,3,6) |
| STOLLEN | German cake taken without permission, and left inside (7) |
