| BYGONES | They should be allowed to be themselves, we"re told (7) |
| NUDISTS | They've taken off to be themselves (7) |
| GRANTED | Time spent in cultivation of garden should be allowed (7) |
| ACCLAIM | Having a right, we"re told, to commendation (7) |
| CENTAUR | Horsey fellow dispatched, we"re told, to a city of old (7) |
| LICENCE | You need this to be allowed to drive a car (7) |
| BONGOES | Beg soon to be allowed to play the drums (7) |
| SIGHTED | Named, we"re told, as having been seen (7) |
| WREATHE | Wind blown hat we"re out to catch (7) |
| TAPSTER | Bartender rarely serving peas, we"re told, covered in potato (7) |
| ELEMENT | I, for instance, may be allowed to retain workers after end of strike (7) |
| EXALTED | Strange for top director to be allowed to axe characters so highly regarded |
| LEEWARD | Lad we"re turning towards the wind (7) |
| LOWERED | Let down when we"re old, perhaps (7) |
| TIMPANI | We"re beaten ___ in fact I'm panicking (7) |
| RIOTOUS | Rio as far as we re concerned rowdy (7) |
| BREATHE | Inspire, as wine may be allowed to do |
| LIE | What sleeping dogs should be allowed to do |
| ADMITTED | Conceded that fans should be allowed to enter the stadium (8) |
| LETTER | Proclaimed girl should be allowed to get message |
