| PANDORA | In Greek mythology, the first woman, who opened a box and released all the ills that beset man (7) |
| PANDORASBOX | In Greek mythology, the container which the first woman was forbidden to open, containing all the ills that beset humankind (8,3) |
| VENTED | When Ron, a leading hotelier from Netheravon, went to Dartmouth, he unwound and released all his pent-up tension (6) |
| LOUPING | The ill that comes from ticks (7) |
| EVOKE | Call up first woman who gets around all right (5) |
| JUSTDESERTS | Fair punishment for ills that you have caused (4,7) |
| THREAT | Peril that besets soldiers (6) |
| AEROSOL | A substance enclosed in a pressurised can and released in a spray (7) |
| EXHAUST | System in a petrol/diesel vehicle from which CO2 and other gases are expelled and released into the atmosphere (7) |
| TIEDOWN | We do pack in a box and secure firmly (3,4) |
| GAMBLER | The ____, song written by Don Schlitz and released by Kenny Rogers in 1978 (7) |
| DEKLERK | F W ___, South African president who legalised the ANC and released Nelson Mandela from prison |
| FORTUNE | The good or ill that happens to mankind |
| EXCUSED | Pardoned and released (7) |
| SPARRED | Fought and released king imprisoned |
| ZEISS | German optician who opened a lens workshop in Jena in 1846 that developed into a company specialisin |
| CHAOS | According to Greek mythology, the first thing to exist at the dawn of creation (5) |
| OENONE | In Greek mythology, the first wife of Paris (6) |
| GIFT | A surprise in a box (and a synonym of "present") |
| RUA | What is the title of the first full-length album by the Irish-Australian band Clann Zu and released in 2002? (3) |
