| PITY | "The scavenger of misery," per Shaw |
| CHESS | "A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time," per Shaw |
| ELSA | Maxwell credited with popularizing the scavenger hunt |
| HYENA | What wild beast is the scavenger? Any he disturbed (5) |
| HYENAS | Has hidden desire for the scavengers (6) |
| SCUZZYBUZZARD | The worstlooking scavenger of the flock? |
| VULTURE | Scavenger of the skies |
| JACKEL | Nocturnal scavenger of the dog family (6) |
| MUDLARK | A riverside scavenger of Victorian times |
| MUDLARKS | Word for beachcombers, historical scavengers of the Thames or street urchins, despite sounding like dirt-loving birds (8) |
| ANTS | Hymenopterous scavengers of proverbial industry, whose name is related to dialect's "emmet" (4) |
| BANE | Source of misery, the ... of my existence |
| CAAN | Recently departed star of Misery and The Godfather (5,4) |
| JAMES | Recently departed star of Misery and The Godfather (5,4) |
| DESPAIRS | Times of misery for the French couples (8) |
| BRISBANE | Brother is source of misery in the city (8) |
| ENABLES | Authorises source of misery brought up by the French (7) |
| LOUISCK | Comedian who said "Every day starts, my eyes open and I reload the program of misery" |
| LANKY | The overseas weekend in American city with long streak of misery (5) |
| PLUMBTHEDEPTHS | Experience the worst extremes of misery, sadness, etc (5,3,6) |
