| TODD | Actor who played Mark, the son of 5 down, _ Carty (4) |
| LIAM | Actor who plays Gale Hawthorne in the film series at 5 down, ___ Hemsworth (4) |
| GINA | Actress whose TV credits include The Borgias and 5 Down, _ McKee (4) |
| BAY | Laurus nobilis, the 5 down _, used in cooking! (3) |
| ATEALLTHEPIES | 5 Down ___?, unkind football chant (3,3,3,4) |
| LETTHEDOGSOUT | 5 Down ___, song with concern over pets on the loose? (3,3,4,3) |
| UNDER | Cartoon sequel, The Rescuers Down ___ (5) |
| MINIM | Drop down ___ also up! (5) |
| INVITRO | Marginalised couples leave one down ___ nothing to follow last of liquor in glass (2,5) |
| HOSED | Wet down ___ like the girl in the stockings? (5) |
| BYTHE | Complete the song title: Down _ ___ Sally Gardens. (5) |
| LASSO | Pounds put down ___ then fool gets old rope (5) |
| ABATE | Calm down ___ it sounds like a temptation to get caught (5) |
| SQUAT | Crouch down ___ it's an illegal occupation (5) |
| TIRES | Pyrolysis is the chemical decomposition of carbon-based materials, and it can help break down _____, which are a significant environmental burden in landfills (5) |
| INIT | "Down ___" (Nine Inch Nails song) |
| ONME | "Down ___": Joplin hit |
| TORIO | "Flying Down ___" (1933 movie) |
| ONETOGO | "Four down, ___" |
| BELOW | Bob Seger's "The Fire Down ___" |
