| PLOTS | Units of land, with or without the first letter |
| LOT | Piece of land, with or without a "P" at the start |
| MACE | Powerful club, with or without the first letter |
| OCELLI | Eyelike markings, or, without the first letter, some musical instruments |
| FACECARD | It may be half of a blackjack ... with or without the shaded letter |
| GOATMILK | Alternative to 2% ... with or without the shaded letter |
| EMOTIONS | Things that might be raised in court ... with or without the shaded letter |
| PLAYOFFS | They might eliminate teams ... with or without the shaded letter |
| INNINGS | Spell "pot" without the first letter (7) |
| ULEE | Film beekeeper whose name becomes a more common name without the first letter |
| OKAY | It's acceptable with or without the second half |
| AIRCRAFTMAN | High-flyer, possibly, with or without the trade |
| COLDTURKEY | What to do with or without the day after Thanksgiving? (4,6) |
| BASSETERRE | The main island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean; or, without the hyphen, the capital of St Kitts and Nevis (5-5) |
| STANDBY | A backup person or thing ready for immediate action in an emergency; or, without the hyphen, the sleep mode of an electronic device (5-2) |
| ROB | Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner. |
| ALSACE | A fabric without the first trace of style in area of France |
| NUDGE | Jog in the altogether without the first hint of guilt |
| DRUMMER | They operate over a season without the first part of the band (7) |
| WINDFARM | Area of land with a set of turbines for converting the kinetic energy of the breeze into electricity (4,4) |
