| LEAVE | Take off or time off |
| BREAK | Short holiday or time off; or, the opening shot in snooker or pool (5) |
| REST | ... or time off work for the others? (4) |
| DAYOFLEISURE | ... a delusory life; confused and without logical conclusion or time off (3,2,7) |
| STRIP | Take off or take it all off |
| SHED | Take off or outbuilding |
| FLAREPATH | Area illuminated for take-off or landing (9) |
| RUNWAYS | Tracks on which aircraft take off or land (7) |
| TAXI | Of a plane, to travel slowly along the ground before take-off or after landing (4) |
| GROUNDRUN | Movement of an aircraft prior to take-off or just after landing (6,3) |
| CLAP | The sound of a burst of thunder, a rock pigeon's wings during its take-off or of two hands colliding (4) |
| RUNWAY | Strip of hard ground used by aircraft to take off or land (6) |
| SKIM | Take off or do sport in winter with Frenchman (4) |
| PERK | Paid time off or free lunch at the office, e.g. |
| GAPE | Gown not to have to take off or open wide |
| TIP | Word, from rogues' cant for a topping off or finishing touch, for a gratuity, pourboire or service reward that winds up a meal or kindly polishes off a good supper; a clue, hint or "wink"; an apex; or |
| FRAGMENT | From "to break", a chip, crumb, shard or other piece broken off; or, an unfinished portion or part of a conversation, novel, writing etc (8) |
| LAY | Preceder of up or down, in or out, off or on |
| STOLEN | Had crept off, or walked off with (6) |
| LIGHTER | One getting off, or having got off, weight (7) |
