| RHYTHMMETHOD | Means of controlling conception without the aid of a contraceptive device |
| IUD | A contraceptive device |
| BETARHYTHM | Gamble with a contraceptive method? A brainwave! (4,6) |
| POLEVAULT | Sport in which an athlete jumps over an obstacle with the aid of a pole. Originally a practical means of clearing objects, such as ditches, brooks, and fences, this activity became a competitive sport |
| WHITEMAGIC | Sorcery without the aid of the Devil (5,5) |
| NONET | Group of musicians without the aid of safety precautions? (5) |
| NYAD | Diana who was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of shark protection (2013) |
| FREEHAND | Drawn without the aid of rulers, compasses etc |
| ORGANIC | Well played, I see and produced without the aid of chemicals |
| TUTANKHAMEN | 'Wonderful things,' were what archaeologist Howard Carter saw with the aid of a candle on first opening the tomb of this Egyptian King in 1922 |
| REIN | A means of controlling what's fastened to the bit |
| EVACUATE | Get to safety with the aid of a ute hidden in the cave (8) |
| VAULTER | An athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a pole (7) |
| SQUIRREL | Flying ____, rodent that glides with the aid of a wing-like membrane of skin (8) |
| YODELS | How a mountaineer sings with the aid of a sly ode (6) |
| TRAFFICSIGNAL | Means of controlling the flow, primarily for sailing craft at sea |
| PENALCODE | Leaden cop messed up a means of controlling crime (5,4) |
| ESCAPADE | Escaped with the aid of a wild prank (8) |
| MEDITATED | Having considered thoughtfully, I met Ted with the aid of a small advertisement (9) |
| REVERSE | Back up - perhaps with the aid of a shunter (7) |
