| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| JETTISONING | Ditching | |
| EASING | Facilitating leasing by ditching original laws | |
| FAIL | Collapse, frail after ditching end of war | |
| IONA | I own, after ditching first wife, a small island | |
| PREMISE | Belief in Stipe and R.E.M. destroyed, ditching end of contract | |