| LAOCOON | In Greek mythology, the Trojan priest who warned of the potential dangers of the Trojan horse |
| GANYMEDE | In Greek mythology, the Trojan prince taken to Olympus by Zeus to serve as cup bearer to the Gods |
| CASSANDRA | Prophetess who warned of the Trojan Horse |
| ASPS | Venomous dangers of the Nile |
| POWDERKEG | Peg worked out the potential danger (6,3) |
| PAULREVERE | Revolutionary War figure who warned of the British invasion: 2 wds. |
| GARDENOFENGLAND | Potential danger of engineer to come down in Kent (6,2,7) |
| TRAP | Potential danger of raising duty (4) |
| EXES | SOME OF THE POTENTIAL DADS IN THE THEMED SCENARIOS |
| ALY | One-half of the "Potential Breakup Song" group |
| PROMISE | Prose I'm editing because of the potential (7) |
| ODYSSEUS | Greek hero renowned for cunning and guile who came up with the idea of the Trojan horse (8) |
| FOX | Hollyoaks bad boy who warned of a bomb placed in Casa McQueen (6,3) |
| WARREN | Hollyoaks bad boy who warned of a bomb placed in Casa McQueen (6,3) |
| MACMILLAN | Harold _, statesman who warned of "Winds of Change" (9) |
| TYNDALL | John ___, Irish physicist (1820-1893) who warned of global warming from carbon emissions (7) |
| AENEID | Poem with the story of the Trojan horse |
| FLEET | Frederick ---, the lookout aboard the Titanic who warned the bridge of the iceberg (5) |
| MARIJUANA | In the 30s Reefer Madness was one of a series of unintentionally funny films warning of the dangers of this drug |
| DDE | Prez who warned of a "military-industrial complex" |