| COMPARED | Matched level in light drama, backer having withdrawn |
| FAIRPLAY | Equity produces light drama (4,4) |
| OPERETTA | Light drama |
| NOTELET | Hospital having withdrawn from charity programme sent back letter |
| TRAPPISTS | Having withdrawn role, pious, saintly types? |
| GINGERLY | Going early, seconds having withdrawn on tiptoe? |
| REIGNED | Held sway, acquiescent son having withdrawn |
| SWIZZLESTICKS | Whiskers do remain, having withdrawn from shaving |
| GOALPOST | Poor apologist one having withdrawn support (8) |
| SIGHT | Spectacle's modest, 50 having withdrawn (5) |
| RETREATED | Soldiers getting dealt with for having withdrawn from battle? |
| RETIRED | Having withdrawn from a busy way of life |
| RENEGE | Go back on, having withdrawn clip from 'The General' (6) |
| CONTACT | Reach agreement, Republican having withdrawn (7) |
| COCKLE | Regularly chop cold venison source, having withdrawn seafood |
| BILGES | Section of Hull library, having withdrawn first part of Great Expectations, is gutted (6) |
| REVENGE | Level in rugger, having lost every other one - win following defeat? (7) |
| CASSETTE | A group in a social level in the tape holder (8) |
| NEAP | In an empty drive, record low level, in the main (4) |
| PORTIERE | Curtain hung in a doorway is level in skinny opening (8) |
