| INTHENICKOFTIME | Imprisoned regularly, I'm free at last at the critical moment |
| NIGHT | Come close, at last, at the end of the day (5) |
| CRUNCHY | Hard and crispy at the critical moment before end of day (7) |
| CHOKE | Fail at the critical moment |
| EERIE | Free at last, free at last, American hearts free at last. Which is weird (5) |
| GERMANE | Pertinent issue at last, at last from Berlin (7) |
| GOTOSLEEP | Freezing at last at dreadful pole, toes drop off |
| SWAPPING | Changing rooms at last at Times office |
| SWITCHING | Changing sides at last, at so late an hour? |
| LANDSEND | Alights at last at a country terminus |
| TURNINGPOINT | The critical moment when one decided to become a convert? |
| CRUNCH | When it comes to the critical moment, chew on it hard (6) |
| DISCRIMEN | The critical moment: adducta ... est res ... in extremum paene ____, Cic. Phil. 7.1 |
| HENNA | Reddish brown girl turns up at last at hotel (5) |
| ESCAPEE | One getting out of cloak in the gents, free at last |
| WELFARE | Free at last, we built the foundation of a caring society (7,5) |
| RIDE | Free, free at last to travel (4) |
| WELFARESTATE | Free at last, we built the foundation of a caring society |
| LOOSE | Free facilities, free at last (5) |
| STATE | Free at last, we built the foundation of a caring society (7,5) |
