| ADMISSIBLE | May be allowed to miss one blade out (10) |
| OPUSCULUM | Short work made of narcotic when one gives way to university blade out of term |
| VANDALISE | Artist's taking blade out to cause damage |
| PUTTHROUGH | Forced to undergo, to be allowed to speak to (3,7) |
| BEDPOSTS | They may be allowed to share secrets, being upright (8) |
| BREATHE | Inspire, as wine may be allowed to do |
| LETOFF | The French nobleman may be allowed to go free (3,3) |
| ELEMENT | I, for instance, may be allowed to retain workers after end of strike |
| DEMOISELLE | Miss one's opening of French wine |
| SKIPSCHOOL | Miss one's lessons |
| NINETYNINE | Gretzky's jersey number, which no other NHL player will ever be allowed to wear |
| GONG | Going to miss one big ringer (4) |
| NOTE | Don't want to miss one, in tribute band |
| SPEEDY | Little Mexican legend with zip, so easy to miss one whizzing about (6,8) |
| GONZALES | Little Mexican legend with zip, so easy to miss one whizzing about (6,8) |
| LICEAT | One may be allowed, it might be right (subj. impersonal verb) |
| ONRED | No turn may be allowed then, according to a sign |
| IMBIBER | One blade originally to cut wood decapitated drinker |
| LAWFUL | To be allowed to be executed would be terrible |
| HIGHSTICKING | Penalty for taking one's blade to another's helmet |
