| LEAVEALONE | Don't get involved in time off away from company |
| ECHELON | Rung when away from company briefly by city chap (7) |
| BYZANTINE | Involved in Times publication popularly - a series of books |
| ERRATUM | Republican involved in Times Corporation gaffe |
| ABSTAIN | Don't get involved in slur on a head boy (7) |
| AB | Prefix meaning: off, away, from |
| SENTENCE | Life for one sent off, away from crime (8) |
| LEAVEWELLALONE | Keep away from a bore and don't get involved |
| ALONE | Keep away from bore -don't get involved (5,4,5) |
| LEAVEWELL | Keep away from bore -don't get involved (5,4,5) |
| SABBATICAL | Graduates rejected a Baltic cruise in time off (10) |
| HOLIDAY | It's divine embracing girl in time off (7) |
| LEAVEOFABSENCE | Nearly stop a nasty scene involving bishop in time off (5,2,7) |
| TAXIWAY | Aircraft route carrying football squad in time off |
| RESTRAINT | Control what teacher does in time off work |
| GAPYEAR | Wasting age, pray in time off (3,4) |
| RESET | Make a new start, gaining energy in time off |
| WEEKENDS | What gardener does without knowledge in time off |
| RESTDAY | Strayed into difficulty in time off (4,3) |
| RESISTANT | Is result of exposure in time off withstanding adverse conditions? (9) |
