| ACETYLENE | Gas, etc, any eel can wriggle out of (9) |
| POSES | Models sets of bloomers one can wriggle out of |
| REPRIEVE | Delay execution ere viper can wriggle out of it (8) |
| SELENE | Any eels in representation of the moon |
| CLEANSE | Eels can wriggle clear of muck |
| ELSE | Otherwise eels can wriggle (4) |
| POP | A sharp bang or crack sound, like that made when unstoppering a bottle of champagne, ginger beer, lemonade etc; any one of said fizzy beverages; an act of pawning; a papa; a pistol; or, a patch of col |
| SCHOOL | From the Greek for "leisure, philosophy, lecture place", an educational institution for children; an establishment offering specialist tuition in ballet, driving, law etc; any art movement; or, a styl |
| ENTRAPPED | Unable perhaps to wriggle out of medical department getting rebuked |
| REDEVELOP | Proved eel can sometimes change (9) |
| DISCHARGE | Allow liquid, gas, etc, to flow out from where it has been confined (9) |
| BACKWARDS | Eels can swim in this reverse direction (9) |
| BREAKFREE | Wriggle out |
| SQUIRM | Wriggle out of question framed by teacher at end of term |
| EEL | One likely to wriggle out of terms of eurozone trade deal |
| WRITHE | Wriggle out of court order served on ambassador (6) |
| PRELUDE | Piano player's last to wriggle out of overture |
| ANTELOPE | A gnu will let no ape wriggle out of it (8) |
| CONTORT | Wriggle out of criminal wrong (7) |
| LEASE | Let eels wriggle out of one! |
