| WILDSIDE | *Lou Reed: "She says, "Hey babe, take a walk on the ___ ___" |
| PIGEON | Babe takes ages to catch bird (6) |
| BOARDINGPASS | "Hey, babe, wanna sit with me on the plane?" |
| EBB | Hey, babe! Every second counts in retreat (3) |
| STROLL | Take a walk on the seafront with a nasty poster (6) |
| EEES | One may need these to take a walk on the wide side |
| PETS | Take a walk on the rise with favourites |
| HIKE | Take a walk on the wild side? |
| AMBLE | Take a walk on the mild side |
| WATERFRONT | This is the one where the rat went for a walk on the beach (10) |
| ALGREN | Nelson, author of the 1956 novel A Walk on the Wild Side (6) |
| NELSONALGREN | Author of the 1956 novel A Walk On The Wild Side (6,6) |
| PERFECTDAY | Lou Reed's 1972 double A-side single featured Walk on the Wild Side and ____ |
| PHILOSOPHY | "A walk on the slippery rocks," per Edie Brickell (1959) |
| ESPLANADE | Pleased an outing was a walk on the seafront (9) |
| LOWTIDE | Folding towel, I'd time for a walk on the beach? (3,4) |
| ENNUI | Word for boredom used as the title of a sonnet by Sylvia Plath, a painting by Walter Sickert and a song by Lou Reed (5) |
| WALK | What Lou Reed will take "On the Wild Side"? |
| CANDYDARLING | Warhol superstar referenced in Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" |
| BUCKINGHAM | The "old Queen" warns this character about Richard. She says, "...take heed of yonder dog. Look when he fawns, he bites, and when he bites, His venom tooth will rankle to the death." |
