| DISTANCE | Far-off point etc, and is moving (8) |
| CRUX | A vital or decisive stage, point, etc (4) |
| INFECTED | Slaughtered fiend etc and passed on (8) |
| CHESSSET | Bishop, knight etc. and duchess, settle inside (5,3) |
| PLATINUM | Precious metal used in rings, necklaces etc and in the catalytic converters which make vehicle exhau |
| CLEANSUP | Frees one from corruption, etc, and ends up making large profits (6,2) |
| CHOWMEIN | Chinese American dish consisting of vegetables, meat etc and served with stir-fried noodles (4,4) |
| LONGJUMP | A track and field event where athletes leap as far as possible from a take off point (4,4) |
| DEADLINE | Cut-off point (8) |
| ESTRANGE | Cut off point unusual (8) |
| AIRPLANE | Skydiver's jumping-off point |
| RESTAREA | Interstate pull-off point |
| DATELINE | Time limit set, say, as the cut-off point (4-4) |
| EXITLANE | Getting-off point |
| CHECKRAILS | What maintenance staff should do at points, etc (10) |
| INTROSPECT | Look at oneself, seeing bad points, etc, with anger finally admitted |
| STATS | Goals, assists, points, etc. |
| SPECULATE | Theorise how Paul points, etc |
| TOOTH | One of the projections, cogs, tines, jags, points etc of a gearwheel, comb, saw or leaf (5) |
| SIMPLEFAITH | "21 25 etc and ___ 8 11" - from Pisa (the film) (6,5) |
