| STRICT | Harsh Detective Inspector leaves local area (6) |
| CALZONE | Look to leave local area for Italian food (7) |
| STANCE | Detective Inspector leaves gap in policy |
| NINETYNINE | and 9dn, Entire city penned in and disrupted as Detective Inspector leaves around noon. Almost entirely (6-4,3,4) |
| PERCENT | see 23ac, Entire city penned in and disrupted as Detective Inspector leaves around noon. Almost entirely (6-4,3,4) |
| STAFF | Detective Inspector leaves women's work for man |
| PARISH | Local area with hospital east of the French capital (6) |
| ASLANT | While local area network for time was awry (6) |
| PERISH | Egghead will replace second character from local area should they die |
| RANCH | Bachelor leaves local office for stock farm |
| PAROCHIALISM | The reason Liberal leaves local parish? I'm shocked |
| HAVOC | Elks leave local rugby club in chaos. (5) |
| NAIVE | Time to leave local green |
| BEERGARDEN | Turning greener, bad local area (4,6) |
| SALOONBAR | Local area where there's a car ban? (6,3) |
| DISTRICT | Local area detective demanding adherence to rules (8) |
| LOUNGEBAR | High on glue, check local area (6,3) |
| HOIPOLLOI | I vote in local area mostly, I and the people (3,6) |
| AIRPOCKET | Local area of low pressure that causes a plane to lose height suddenly (3,6) |
| COMMUNITYSPIRIT | A feeling of involvement in and concern for one's local area (9,6) |
