| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| UNSHACKLE | Release from manacles | |
| RELIEF | Release from anxiety | |
| UNSHACKLES | Releases from manacles | |
| SETFREE | Release (from jail) | |
| EMANCIPATE | Release from bondage | |
| EXEMPT | Release from obligation | |
| DISOBLIGATION | Release from obligation. | |
| DISOBLIGEMENT | Release from obligation. | |
| UNTIE | Release from the Mounties | |
| DISENGAGE | Release from a connection | |
| EXCUSE | Release from a duty | |
| LIVERY | Release from wardship; deliverance. | |
| DISOBLIGE | To release from obligation. | |
| UNMANACLE | To free from manacles. | |
| DECLASSIFY | Release (document) from security list | |
| UNCOFFLE | To release from a coffle. | |
| UNLEASH | Release compact disc from Uncle Dash | |
| EXHAUST | Release of gases from a motor | |
| UNMEW | To release from confinement or restraint. | |
| PAROLE | Release from prison, conditional upon good behaviour | |
| DISESPOUSE | To release from espousal or plighted faith. | |