| DEBT | ___ ceiling, the limit that US government is legally authorized to borrow |
| PUTINFORCE | Aim to accept new recruits to the police is legally binding (3,2,5) |
| DUEDILIGENCE | Degree of care that is to be reasonably expected or is legally required (3,9) |
| TIEDOWN | Limit that is ultimately enforced in urban area |
| DACAPO | Party has a limit that tells you to start again (2,4) |
| SENSOR | An official authorized to examine printed matter, movies, news before public release to suppress any parts on the grounds of obscenity, a threat to security |
| SURINAME | Turns out that US marine is in a South American state (8) |
| CRITTER | One calling to restrain wings of that US animal (7) |
| TORTURE | It is legally wrong to rue change that will cause pain (7) |
| DEADLINE | Time limit that stops all telephone conversation (8) |
| HARAM | Without limits, that stuff is forbidden by religious law |
| READERS | Lay people in the Anglican Church authorized to conduct certain services like Evening Prayer (7) |
| NOTARY | A person authorized to perform certain legal formalities to draw up or certify contracts, deeds |
| DETTORI | Jockey who rode Authorized to victory in the 2007 Derby (7) |
| DAMONRUNYON | Mother has performing career with that US writer |
| IDEALIST | Romantic confession of one leant on that US agency broke (8) |
| HAUSTELLA | Take that, America, about to reveal secrets, suckers! |
| SOUTH | A state of the USA? UK, do that USA anagram (5,6) |
| DAKOTA | A state of the USA? UK, do that USA anagram (5,6) |
| SOUTHDAKOTA | A state of the USA? OK, do that USA anagram! |
