| EXGRATIA | Referring to a payment, what phrase from Latin means "for a moral, not legal reason"? (2,6) |
| ASAJUDGE | Abstaining from drink for legal reasons? (5,2,1,5) |
| SOBER | Abstaining from drink for legal reasons? (5,2,1,5) |
| DELUXE | Applied to a product, what phrase from French means "of a superior kind"? (2,4) |
| AUFAIT | What phrase from French means "having a good or detailed knowledge of"? (2,4) |
| USANCE | Time allowed for payment: what an ___ , says the creditor (6) |
| JURYDUTY | Legal reason to miss work |
| RUNFREE | Manage without payment what safari animals do (3,4) |
| MARRIAGEBOND | Old monetary pledge affirming there was no legal reason a couple could not be wed (4) |
| ORGANELLES | Dubious legal reason area's lacking cell units (10) |
| ACIDTEST | From a gold purity check, what phrase now means a rigorous or crucial appraisal? (4,4) |
| VERBATIM | What word from Latin means "in exactly the same words"? (8) |
| SHOWCARD | A means for a shopkeeper to advertise goods (4,4) |
| MAINSAIL | Chief means for a yacht to travel by sea? (8) |
| SCOTLAND | New ___ (It's what 'Nova Scotia' which is Latin, means in English) |
| MEACULPA | Phrase from Latin acknowledging one's guilt or mistake (3,5) |
| INCAMERA | What phrase describes a court case held behind closed doors? (2,6) |
| ATAPINCH | What phrase means "if absolutely necessary it's doable"? (2,1,5) |
| ACIDRAIN | In 1872, Robert Angus Smith, the first British air pollution inspector, coined what phrase? (4,4) |
| UNDERAGE | Not legal, in a way |