| MISSTHEBOAT | Lose an opportunity and remain on jetty |
| MISSINGOUT | Losing an opportunity, and an explanation for 15 of the Down answers |
| CHANCE | It's an opportunity and can he get into the top 100 (6) |
| MISSTHEBUS | Lose an opportunity to save on a taxi fare? (4,3,3) |
| MISS | & 6Dn. Lose an opportunity (4,3,4) |
| MISSOUT | Lose an opportunity (4,3) |
| MISCHANCE | Lose an opportunity, say, through bad luck (9) |
| THEBOAT | Lose an opportunity (4,3,4) |
| OPENINGNIGHT | First time Julius Caesar appeared on world's stage, for instance - a window of opportunity and a dark period? (7,5) |
| CHANCEOFALIFETIME | Tom may have this great opportunity and eight others |
| LORDCHANCELLOR | Count opportunity and turn back to Cabinet member (4,10) |
| ENABLED | Provided opportunity and resources but Ena lost blood afterwards (7) |
| NIPPIER | Tack over on jetty getting more nimble (7) |
| LOOPIER | Game on jetty? What could be more eccentric? (7) |
| RAPIER | Sword held by artist on jetty (6) |
| CARTONPIERRE | Papier m"che box on jetty right close to shore |
| SWAMPIER | Bathed on jetty where it's more waterlogged (8) |
| RAPIERS | Gunmen on jetty with small arms (7) |
| OCCUPIER | Resident of county turning up with copper on jetty (8) |
| PIERROT | Italian clown to rot on jetty (7) |
