| FAMISHED | A male, one interrupting female cast, becoming very hungry |
| ENTANGLED | Fish died after net cast, becoming this? (9) |
| DOGIE | Motherless calf's grunt interrupting female in a herd (5) |
| AMENDATORY | Corrective fellows interrupting female politician (10) |
| FRANTIC | Wild diatribe interrupting female in charge |
| CROONER | A singer, typically a male one, who sings sentimental songs in a soft, low voice (7) |
| TOMCAT | Peeping at a feline-a male one |
| ASS | A male one is called a jack |
| COCKATOO | A bird and a male one, furthermore (8) |
| FAIRDOS | Cockney Bob, say, interrupting female's call for equality |
| THEWOMEN | 1939 movie with an all-female cast |
| PIFFLING | Minor character from Euripides joining female cast |
| DIEFLEDERMAUS | Musical drama sees rude female cast into the underworld |
| CAMISOLE | Conservative, a male one, only gets this garment (8) |
| AMIGO | Friend, a male one, with energy (5) |
| ORIGAMI | Old costume, a male one in Japanese art |
| SIGMA | A male, one in G and S, all-round character? |
| ELK | A male one has antlers |
| WARBRIDE | Cary Grant played a male one in 1949 |
| DEER | A male one could become royal, but never does (4) |
