| BOWOUT | Withdraw from a place or situation (3,3) |
| THENCE | From a place or source previously mentioned; as a consequence (6) |
| REMOVE | To take something away from a place or area (6) |
| MELTINGPOT | A place or situation in which people or ideas of different kinds gradually mix together (7,3) |
| TONE | General atmosphere of a place or situation |
| BELONG | Be in the right place or situation (6) |
| INTRUDE | To put oneself into a place or situation where one is uninvited (7) |
| SENTRY | A soldier who guards or prevents unauthorised access to a place or keeps watch for danger (6) |
| CLINIC | A place or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature (6) |
| HEAVEN | Name for the firmament or apparent abode of God, regarded as beyond the sky; or, by extension, a place or state of supreme bliss (6) |
| ROPERY | A place or "walk" where stout twisted cords are made; a system of said lines; or, knavery/trickery (6) |
| EVACUATE | To withdraw from a place of danger to a place of greater safety (8) |
| OUST | To expel or drive out from a place or position (4) |
| DEBAR | To exclude or shut out from a place or condition (5) |
| CRYOFF | Make a long-distance call to withdraw from a bargain |
| SECEDE | Withdraw (from a federal union or organisation) |
| OUSTED | Forced out of a place or position (6) |
| RETREAT | Withdraw from a place of privacy |
| EJECTED | Drove or forced out; expelled, as from a place or position. (7) |
| RECUSE | Of a judge, to withdraw from a case due to possible conflict of interest (6) |
