| BOROUGHS | Are they hiding or residing places for the untamed underground we hear? (8) |
| OCCUPANT | One holding position or residing in house (8) |
| BOOKSELLER | Where novels are stored underground, we hear, or who retails them (10) |
| MINOR | The key to working underground we hear (5) |
| MINORS | Under eighteens - those working underground, we hear |
| BERRY | Small fruit put underground, we hear |
| KOHL | Cosmetic is stuff produced underground, we hear (4) |
| LAIRS | Burrows, dens, fortresses, setts and other retreats of wild animals; enclosures for beasts; or, secret boltholes for hiding or seclusion (5) |
| LOOK | An act of glancing or peeping one is advised to do before leaping; or, a style/fashion for hiding or keeping (4) |
| THEWILDWILDWEST | The setting of many a cowboy movie, according to the untamed, undomesticated actress Mae (3,4,4,4) |
| CACHE | Place for hiding or storing treasure or stores |
| SENIOR | Places for the rest of the lecturers (6,6,5) |
| GOINGTOGROUND | Hiding or becoming inaccessible, especially for a long time (5,2,6) |
| SWILLED | In the untamed wilds, the French drank freely (7) |
| CLUBS | Meeting- places for the youngsters round the corner (5) |
| BEDS | Places for the rest of the night |
| OYSTER | From "bone, tile" and related to "ostracise", name of a bivalve mollusc sometimes hiding or concealing a pearl; or, a secretive person (6) |
| NURSERIES | Manage to come up with set places for the youngsters (9) |
| SHIRAZ | Name used in Australia and other places for the Syrah grape and wines |
| BREAKCOVER | Come out of hiding or veer back to it (5,5) |
