| DIVEST | To rid |
| PURGE | To cleanse / to rid of impurities |
| OFFERS | Volunteers to rid the chests of their cold, to start with (6) |
| KILLARNEY | Irish resort to rid western state of its governor (9) |
| DICTATOR | Act to rid movement of oppressive person (8) |
| TRY | Attempt to rid ancient city of oxygen |
| AIREDOUT | Opened the windows to rid the room of staleness: 2 wds. |
| INTERNETSERVICEPROVIDER | Web firm resolved perverse incentive to rid content of art (8,7,8) |
| AIRBRUSH | Retouch a photo to rid a model, eg, of flaws (8) |
| PROVIDER | Let this supplier prove how to rid you of it (8) |
| BIRO | On the ball, so it was, to rid us of inkwells! (4) |
| HALO | ____ Trust, charity founded in 1988 to rid the world of landmines (4) |
| RETRIED | Given another hearing to rid tree of it (7) |
| DRASTIC | Extreme as measures taken to rid cats of it (7) |
| IDLER | One doing nothing to rid the French of him (5) |
| TERRIERS | The group of purebred dogs that was bred to rid barns and stables of vermin, dig out burrowing rodents, and be generally useful around the stable |
| DEVICE | Gadget to rid of a fault? (6) |
| BOO | Word shouted to rid a friend of hiccups, maybe |
| CLEARTHEAIR | To rid a situation of tension or discord by settling misunderstandings (5,3,3) |
| DIRECTORIES | Try to rid esoteric puzzles of all these number lists (11) |
