| EXPAT | Former lover with gentle touch who's moved away |
| SARAHSPLACE | 2023 Zach Bryan hit about an old flame who's moved away: 2 wds. |
| SOPHIE | Kevin Webster's youngest daughter who moved away from Weatherfield (6) |
| NUDGE | For instance, horse gets mounted with gentle touch (5) |
| PATTERNS | Designs with gentle touch added to fliers (8) |
| VICARESS | Old minister’s wife with gentle touch after sex? |
| AKEY | Solution to the classic riddle "What force or strength cannot get through, / I, with gentle touch, c |
| IDOL | Answer to the riddle "What force or strength cannot get through / I, with gentle touch, can do" |
| EXPOSED | Discovered former lover with model today (7) |
| EXAMPLE | Former lover with sufficient warning (7) |
| EXPENSE | Cost created by former lover with writer, she being vacuous (7) |
| EXIT | Leave former lover with it |
| EXAMPLES | Former lover with big bosom, essentially models (8) |
| EXPEL | Refuse to keep former lover with spell endlessly |
| EXTRA | Former lover, with skill, turned over (5) |
| OLDFLAME | Former lover with burning passion? (3,5) |
| EXCEPT | Save former lover with record appearing in court (6) |
| EXTENDED | Pulled out former lover with care by editor |
| EXOTIC | Former lover with old sign of nerves? That's unusual (6) |
| EXCITE | Arouse former lover with glimpse for audience (6) |
