| ENSLAVING | Forcing workers to remove lid of men's toilet in headgear (9) |
| OFFER | Express willingness to remove lid of strongbox (5) |
| MENDELEEV | Workers, to remove Ecstasy, see chemist |
| OPENINGTIME | How long it takes to remove lid, maybe, when a jar becomes available? (7,4) |
| REACH | Get to remove lid on hole (5) |
| UNSCREW | Global organisation's workers to remove caps (7) |
| UNIONISE | Get together with workers to remove charge from particle (8) |
| MISTLETOE | Christmas decoration dropped nail head in working men's toilet (9) |
| TAKECOVER | Remove lid to hide from gunman (4,5) |
| SPRINKLER | At first sip of aperitif in local student quarter, rupture lid of fire extinguisher |
| UNSCREWED | Removed lid of bottle, making crew wreak havoc in dunes (9) |
| AMBUSHING | Morning with ex-president in headgear was surprising (9) |
| RITE | Remove lid of pen in ceremonial process (4) |
| TUTORSHIP | Instruction on lid of teapot: pour this out (9) |
| MANHATTAN | Island male, one with lid of a brownish hue (9) |
| PANAMAHAT | Criticise Asian servant attending in headgear (6,3) |
| OILER | Remove lid of waterheater on ship (5) |
| EWER | Remove lid of more modern jug (4) |
| OXEN | Remove lid of box, then take half for domesticated animals |
| LAPDANCER | Calendar spoilt with lid of paint stripper (3,6) |
