| BACKTOFRONT | In disorder, like soldiers returned from leave |
| ATSEA | In disorder, like those on a cruise? (2,3) |
| URSINE | I nurse disorder like a grizzly? (6) |
| MNEMONIST | No soldiers returned in film - my recollection's very clear |
| SWERVE | From "leave, stray, turn aside", an abrupt change of direction; a sudden deviation; or, the act of making a cricket ball swing laterally in flight (6) |
| DEPART | Snare found by journalist returning from leave (6) |
| QUIT | To depart from; leave (4) |
| STUN | Apt letters missing from leave a_ _o_ _ded |
| FROMALLQUARTERS | Out of many directions, soldiers returned in formal line beside lodgings (4,3,8) |
| EMERALD | Beryl called regularly after soldiers returned (7) |
| SIGNET | Those heartless soldiers returned to arrest Navy SEAL (6) |
| PROFITEER | Soldiers returned attack, cutting noble fellow after a killing (9) |
| SIGMATRON | Soldiers returned nurse's accelerator (9) |
| SIGMA | Two pieces of mail coming after soldiers returned letter (5) |
| ROYALIST | Unknown soldiers returned with famous Cavalier |
| SIGN | Soldiers returned with new evidence (4) |
| IGNORANT | Lacking in education, soldier returned to woman with books (8) |
| NERVOUS | Tense new soldier returned to meet you in Paris (7) |
| IGLOO | US soldier returned to smallest room in white house! (5) |
| INTRIGUE | Popular US soldier returned in genuine conspiracy |
