| BEALLANDENDALL | The ultimate aim or justification (2-3,3,3-3) |
| INTENTION | Ultimate aim or purpose (9) |
| BEALLAND | Craft enabled landfall short of France, the ultimate target (2-3,3,3-3) |
| STICKATNOTHING | Ruthlessly pursue one's aim, or be a drifter? |
| ENDALL | Ultimate purpose or justification (3-3) |
| JAWJAWNOTWARWAR | Paraphrase of a line in a speech in 1954 by Winston Churchill (3-3,3,3-3) |
| NOWYOUSEE | Jesse Eisenberg and Mark Ruffalo sequel, ___ Me 2 (3,3,3) |
| PEEWEE | 1988 film comedy starring Paul Reubens (3,3,3-3) |
| BIGTOP | 1988 film comedy starring Paul Reubens (3,3,3-3) |
| APOLOGIA | A written defence or justification of the opinions or conduct of someone (8) |
| REASON | An explanation or justification of an act, idea / cause or motive |
| AMBITION | Have the drive to get to one's ultimate aim in life (8) |
| LEND | Colonel's ultimate aim is to advance (4) |
| TREASON | Turncoat's ultimate aim? (7) |
| ISEULT | Is England ultimate aim for legendary Irish princess? (6) |
| DOUBLE | Ultimate aim of pub game, large drink (6) |
| ALIBI | A pretext or justification (5) |
| EXPLANATION | Reason or justification (for something) |
| EXPLAIN | Give a reason or justification for (7) |
| UNPROVOKED | Occurring without identifiable cause or justification (10) |
