| EYELET | One that could see and allow small hole (6) |
| PELLET | Pressure on the Spanish to allow small mass (6) |
| TWINGE | Sharp pain or one that could be identical, for example, after lift (6) |
| OWLETS | Cry of pain allows small birds to appear (6) |
| APPEAL | Acknowledge attraction and allow re-examination - see 10ac (5,6) |
| LIMPET | Allow little devil in and he's hard to shift |
| CRINGE | Be servile! Allow little Eric credit for his spirit (6) |
| ITSELF | The French songbird catch - have a flutter, wildly flitters around central Orleans, and allow to heal without treatment (3,2,3,6,6) |
| ENGINE | "I think I can, I think I can," said this little one that could! |
| INVENT | Make something new at home and allow it to escape (6) |
| EXCUSE | Dismiss and allow to leave (6) |
| ANNEAL | Heat metal and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and toughen it for use. |
| ADMITS | Owns up and allows access (6) |
| CRUISESHIP | Pleasure craft, one that could launch a missile? (6,4) |
| NADIR | The lowest point, and one that could be put right (5) |
| ENTITLE | Allow small space above heading (7) |
| IGNORANT | I allow small number to enter in the dark (8) |
| SCARLET | Allow small Mini, say, to start off red |
| LETS | Allow small reasons to repeat service (4) |
| SANCTION | Allow small military operation to capture North (8) |
