| PERP | You should still catch the culprit that's gone off the grid! (4) |
| CLUES | Small hint first -- you'll need these to fill the grid! (5) |
| LOOSEENDS | They are free finally, but should still be tied up (5,4) |
| SWASTIKA | Nazi symbol (somewhat resembling this crossword grid!) (8) |
| VOWEL | Every other letter in this puzzle's grid(!) |
| ABEL | Murder in the first: I can expose the culprit, but the victim? (4) |
| ACID | Conclusive test - off the grid - of a sweet tooth? (4) |
| RANK | Command that's gone off for arrangement according to status (4,5) |
| LIRA | Currency gone off the rail (4) |
| EFIT | Drug induced attack? This helps find the culprit (1-3) |
| CITE | Name as the culprit many draw out |
| STIR | Half the culprits back to jail (4) |
| LOSTYOURMARBLES | How you got walloped in a kiddies' game - must've gone off the deep end! (4,4,7) |
| ROUGHGUESS | Conjecture that the ball has gone off the fairway? |
| MISSHAPEN | A kid's gone off the rails, as Hogarth saw the mother? (3-6) |
| ORDER | Command that's gone off for arrangement according to status (4,5) |
| CARAWAYSEED | Banger that's gone off to get masked, ultimately, with flavouring (7,4) |
| THROUGHMYEYES | Miniseries huge mystery? Oh! Should the culprit be charged with loitering with intent?! (7,2,4) |
| SOLARPANELS | They may get you off the grid |
| IDIOM | 'Off the grid' or 'on the ball' |
