| TOAD | In The Wind in the Willows, who had his home taken over by weasels? (4) |
| GUERNSEY | French writer Victor Hugo had his home Hauteville House on this island (8) |
| RATTY | Character in The Wind in the Willows who likes "messing about in boats" (5) |
| POP | Noise made by weasel's father |
| ENTANGLE | Work out what's caught by weasel -- gnat numbers seen rising (8) |
| UNTANGLE | Work out what's caught by weasel -- gnat numbers seen rising (8) |
| PHEASANT | Head of house taken in by countryman to get the bird |
| OWNERS | Those legally in possession of home taken away from horsewomen (6) |
| IMPRESSES | Journalists in house taken up as recruits for the navy (9) |
| HOSANNA | Shout of praise from house taken by woman in South Africa |
| MRT | The A-Team actor who had his own breakfast cereal in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| JACQUESPLANTE | NHL goalie who had his number 1 retired by the Montreal Canadiens in 1995: 2 wds. |
| MARTINBRODEUR | NHL goalie who had his number 30 retired by the New Jersey Devils in 2016: 2 wds. |
| ROBERTOLUONGO | NHL goalie who had his number 1 retired by the Florida Panthers in 2020: 2 wds. |
| ELIJAHQUASHIE | YouTuber known as The Chicken Connoisseur who had his own show, The Peng Life, in 2018 (6,7) |
| ABSINTHE | Upper classes at home, taken to the drink |
| BONECHINA | Good quality house ware at home - taken outside, broken on beach! (4,5) |
| MOOR | Part of the house taken aback by _Othello" (4) |
| ROYHUDD | Former comedian, an authority on the history of music hall, who had his own show in the 1960s (3,4) |
| STU | Actor Erwin who had his own TV show in the '50s |
