| POTTO | African primate known as the "softly-softly" |
| MANDRILLS | Primates known for their colourful faces and long tails |
| PEP | Go softly, softly around the Orient (3) |
| WHISPERER | You won't hear them often, as tends to take a softly, softly approach, in a manner of speaking (9) |
| TIPTOES | Moves softly, softly forward in games (7) |
| APPEND | Tag on a "softly, softly" finish (6) |
| CUPPA | "Softly softly" approach at first by copper, that's refreshing! |
| EASEMENT | A softly-softly falling out, conciliation brings peace |
| PIANO | Softly-softly, lad, with a ring (5) |
| APPLETINI | American overlooks softly-softly service in Italy for cocktail (9) |
| BUSHBABY | Small nocturnal African primate similar to the lemur, also called galago (8) |
| APE | Large, hairy African primate |
| GREENMONKEY | African primate with a colorful name |
| GALAGO | Tree-dwelling African primate also called a bushbaby (6) |
| POTATO | African primate welcomes a Murphy (6) |
| RIGBY | Terence ?, actor whose roles included PC Snow in BBC TV series Softly Softly: Task Force (5) |
| FOCUS | Get a clear image of copper in Softly, Softly quarter-turn (5) |
| CHIMPANZEES | Large-eared African primates with mainly black colouration and lighter skin on the face (11) |
| APES | Chimpanzees, gorillas and other African primates |
| CUFF | Softly, softly? Certainly not when copper's on beat |
