| MISSTHEBOAT | To lose an opportunity, has to be straying in fog |
| SPORTINGCHANCE | Gentlemanly opportunity has a reasonable prospect of success |
| PROVING | Turning out to be straying, on the quiet (7) |
| MISSOUT | Young lady dismissed to lose an opportunity (4,3) |
| MISSTHEBUS | Girl, Beth, prepared us to lose an opportunity (4,3,3) |
| EMISSARY | Bad year in which to lose an agent (8) |
| SHAG | Kind of rug that's bad to lose an earring in |
| AUTOPILOT | Acting thoughtlessly causes author to lose an hour, in short, before writing first episode |
| REIGN | Grannie managed to lose an amount of time when a certain king ruled (5) |
| MOCCASIN | Maiden happening to lose an old shoe |
| MISS | & 6Dn. Lose an opportunity (4,3,4) |
| MISCHANCE | Lose an opportunity, say, through bad luck (9) |
| THEBOAT | Lose an opportunity (4,3,4) |
| NOSILY | Is only straying in an inquisitive way (6) |
| HINDRANCE | Straying in herd can result in obstruction |
| STINGRAY | Fish that may be straying (8) |
| ASTONISH | A son straying in shot, showing surprise (8) |
| SPECTATORS | Actors' pets straying in the auditorium? |
| ABERRANT | Straying in Barnet, taking a right turn (8) |
| ANGORA | Cat, goat or rabbit straying in Aragon? |
