| LETOFFSTEAM | Whistle, perhaps, wanting to relax the pressure |
| EASE | Sea-serpent holds it to relax the pressure (4) |
| DEATHWISH | Desire to go upstairs perhaps wanting to kill time (5,4) |
| CHEESEDOFF | Bored with Derby, perhaps, wanting to take off? |
| SWITCHOFF | Substitute not wanting to relax |
| RESTCENTRE | Place of shelter to relax the heart (4,6) |
| CURLUPWITHABOOK | When she wanted to relax, the skip would ___ |
| BREATHINGSPACE | Opportunity to relax the lungs? |
| WRESTLED | Did a job in Ring with women to relax the foreign director (8) |
| TAICHI | Originally a martial art, now used to relax the body and mind. (3,3) |
| ENDGAME | Sound final whistle, perhaps, leading to drama |
| LOOSEN | Relax the regulations for free association at the foundation (6) |
| ROB | Hold up shift, perhaps wanting end to strike |
| REFINES | Spanish girl given a whistle, perhaps, improves a bit |
| PEEPINGTOM | Spy blowing whistle perhaps on test that's coming up |
| AWES | Causes a whistle, perhaps |
| BLEW | Sounded a whistle, perhaps (4) |
| PRETTIEST | Causing the most wolf whistles, perhaps |
| REMIT | Relax the terms of reference (5) |
| GOSOFT | Relax the rules (2,4) |
