1) ABSolved 2) Clear-cut 3) Dropped charges against 4) Exonerated 5) Given the go-ahead 6) Got brighter 7) Improved 8) Jumped over 9) Leaped over 10) Netted 11) Proved innocent 12) Proven innocent 13) Proven to be innocent 14) Treeless 15) Unwooded 16) Went away 17) Went over, at the olympics Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/cleared
adjective rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush; `cleared land`; `cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris`; `a cleared passage through the underbrush`; `played poker on the cleared dining room table` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974