| Left unceremoniously? | 21 |
| Lammed for love | 15 |
| Joined in secret | 16 |
| Hitched in secret | 17 |
| Hitched and bolted | 18 |
| Had an unannounced merger | 25 |
| Had an in-flight wedding? | 25 |
| Got together on the sly | 23 |
| Got hooked quickly | 18 |
| Got away to get together | 24 |
| Forwent the reception, perhaps | 30 |
| Forwent consent, maybe | 22 |
| Flew united? | 12 |
| Fled to marry | 13 |
| Fled to Gretna Green, say | 25 |
| Fled to a J. P. | 15 |
| Fled from the homestead to wed | 30 |
| Escaped, in a way | 17 |
| Decamped for romance | 20 |
| Bolted together | 15 |
| Became one while on the run | 27 |
| Romeo or Juliet | 15 |
| Runaway | 7 |
| Wedding march skipper | 21 |
| Stereotypical ladder climber | 28 |
| Romeo, e.g. | 11 |
| One who marries in haste? | 25 |
| One rushing into a relationship? | 32 |
| One not getting any reception | 29 |
| Mobile bride? | 13 |
| Miss on the run | 15 |
| Visitor for a justice of the peace | 34 |
| Short and sweet wedding attendee | 32 |
| Secret union former | 19 |
| Running mate? | 13 |
| Running mate | 12 |
| Runaway, of a sort | 18 |
| Runaway bride, say | 18 |
| Runaway bride or groom | 22 |
| Romeo or Juliet, marriagewise | 29 |
| Part of a pair who split to unite | 33 |
| One who skips church, maybe | 27 |
| One who settles down in a rush? | 31 |
| One who doesn't stand on ceremony? | 38 |
| One skipping church? | 20 |
| One running away to get married | 31 |
| One of a certain pair | 21 |
| One headed for a hitching post? | 31 |
| One forming a secret union? | 27 |
| One avoiding a big wedding | 26 |
| Marryin' kind? | 18 |
| Lover with a ladder, perhaps | 28 |
| Lover with a ladder, maybe | 26 |
| Lover on the run | 16 |
| Justice seeker, maybe | 21 |
| Justice of the peace seeker | 27 |
| Justice of the peace customer | 29 |
| Juliet or Jessica | 17 |
| Jessica or Lorenzo | 18 |
| Jessica or Juliet | 17 |
| He splits to unite | 18 |
| He might use a ladder | 21 |
| Gretna Green bride | 18 |
| Furtive bridegroom | 18 |
| Client of a J.P. | 16 |
| Certain ladder-user | 19 |
| Amorous runaway | 15 |
| A certain runaway | 17 |
| Romeo and Juliet, e.g. | 22 |
| Secretive couple | 16 |
| They don't get any reception | 32 |
| Runaways | 8 |
| They avoid big weddings | 23 |
| Running mates | 13 |
| Visitors to a justice of the peace | 34 |
| They unite without warning | 26 |
| They split to unite | 19 |
| Some who take the plunge | 24 |
| Some soon-to-be marrieds | 24 |
| Some newlyweds | 14 |
| Running mates? | 14 |
| Runaways to Gretna Green | 24 |
| Pair that splits to be joined | 29 |
| Ladder company? | 15 |
| Impetuous lovers | 16 |
| Fleers of a sort | 16 |
| Escapists like R. and J. | 24 |
| Couples marrying quickly | 24 |
| Couple taking flight to unite | 29 |
| Certain runaways | 16 |
| Ceremony skippers | 17 |
| Big wedding skippers | 20 |
| Absconders | 10 |
| Runs off | 8 |
| Eschews nuptial formalities | 27 |
| Avoids a big wedding | 20 |
| Runs into a hitch? | 18 |
| Splits with one's beloved | 29 |
| Splits to unite | 15 |
| Runs off to wed | 15 |