| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CERTIFICATE | Licence | |
| ENTITLEMENT | Licence | |
| FRANCHISED | Granted licence | |
| VALID | Current (licence) | |
| POETIC | Licence taken by the lyrical | |
| REPUBLIC | State to secretly secure pub licence | |
| LAPSED | Spade used after initial licence expired | |
| PATENTED | Obtained a licence or copyright for | |
| PULSATES | Pills under licence initially satisfies throbs | |
| FREEDOM | Liberty to be exempt from having licence? | |
| ANGELIC | Innocent-looking, especially when using a strange licence | |
| ACID | Current licence, for example, leaves sour taste | |
| PERMIT | Grant licence for each glove, I hear | |
| ENCIRCLE | Draw a ring around final error in fake licence | |