| COWER | A bully, it seems, can cringe! (5) |
| TOXIN | Canned beef, it seems, can be poison! (5) |
| CREAM | Even the best, it seems, can be whipped! (5) |
| YEESH | "Oof, that makes me cringe!" |
| COCKATOO | A parrot, it seems, can put one over on a rooster! (8) |
| PULL | Even a jerk, it seems, can have an attraction (4) |
| BEAST | Live as a good man or a bully (5) |
| MANLY | Tough guy, a bit of a bully (5) |
| NOVICE | One beginner who, it seems, can do no wrong (6) |
| DOG | Barker, it seems, can figure to go up (3) |
| FIELDS | Spheres, it seems, can be flat! |
| STOPPERS | Small hats, it seems, can be arresting! (8) |
| COWED | By a bully? (5) |
| KABUL | Capital appropriated by punk, a bully (5) |
| FIGHT | What a bully might provoke |
| AMNOT | Weak line against a bully |
| TAUNT | Make fun of as a bully might |
| CHEWS | Enjoys a bully stick, say |
| BOOED | Greeted a bully |
| ORANGE | Seville, it may seem, can be right in Genoa! (6) |
