| DONITZ | -arl ___, naval commander who, for a few days in 1945, succeeded Hitler as German head of state (6) |
| CAMPS | Spends a few days in the woods |
| PANHANDLER | "To a ___ Who, for a Quarter, Said 'God Bless You' " (David Wagoner poem) |
| OLAF | Scholz who preceded Friedrich Merz as German head of state |
| DIVERT | Amuse with gossip about day in 1945 (6) |
| GIVEOUT | Stop working as Independence Day in 1945 beset by disorder (4,3) |
| AWKWARD | Difficult few days in trophy (7) |
| WEAK | Helpless few days in audition (4) |
| UNMOVED | Cold day in 1945 - no mud around, anyhow |
| SCHEER | Reinhard, German naval commander who was commander-in-chief at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 (6) |
| KAISER | Former official title of the German head of state (6) |
| NELSON | Horatio ___, British naval commander who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar (6) |
| AGEING | Getting older, silver on top, one German head of government (6) |
| ANGLER | Old German head of recruitment who may take up position at bank |
| SCUBAS | Takes a dive as German special forces surround location of Guantanamo Bay detention centre (6) |
| FUHRER | Title taken by Hitler as dictator of Nazi Germany (6) |
| TURNER | Singer who was Simply the Best for the ARL, Tina ... (6) |
| QUAYLE | '70s Easts and Eels forward and ARL boss who resigned in 1996, John ... (6) |
| SCHOLZ | Who will succeed Angela Merkel as German Chancellor? (6) |
| FEDORA | Foraged about without German head wear (6) |
