| ELUSIVE | Difficult to catch evil US suspect left to escape (7) |
| CHAPELOFREST | Male suspect left rose in undertaker's parlour (6,2,4) |
| RUTHLESSLY | She'll try US suspect without pity (10) |
| PHARMACY | Fast-moving to catch evil drug supplier (8) |
| VANILLAICECREAM | Evil America clan spoiled dessert (7,3,5) |
| EVASIVE | Rescue backfired, Boz's difficult to catch (7) |
| EELIEST | Most difficult to catch |
| LITTER | Young animals, comparatively small, left to escape (6) |
| SIDEWINDER | Snake shark's left to escape, grabbing fish |
| COG | Left to escape from jam in bar |
| STRANGER | Foreigner left to escape murderer (8) |
| SATISFIED | Pleased day is left to escape competitors (9) |
| SLIPPERYASANEEL | Difficult to catch, pin down (8,2,2,3) |
| EELS | Feel sure they are difficult to catch inside (4) |
| MUMBLING | Parent taking expensive jewellery, difficult to catch? (8) |
| NIPPY | Cold potentially difficult to catch (5) |
| WILLOTHEWISP | It's difficult to catch testament from The Bible by that man with small bunch of hay (4-1-3-4) |
| ECHAPPE | Meaning "to escape", a classical ballet move starting in 5th, rising to 2nd on pointe and back to 5th (7) |
| EVASION | Girl's one close to attempt to escape (7) |
| MISRULE | The lemur is allowed to escape due to bad management (7) |
