| NASHO | Australian conscript recruited to fight in Vietnam under the National Service Scheme |
| CONVENE | Have a meeting when Alistair leaves the National Service (7) |
| APOCALYPSEMEOW | Movie about a cat fight in Vietnam? |
| ERNEST | ___ Bevin, the politician who served as minister of labour and national service in the wartime coalition government from 1940-45 (6) |
| ENLISTED | Recruited to a cause or military service (8) |
| BRAINBOX | The cranium might enable Brian to fight in the ring (5-3) |
| DAMSELFLY | This damsel likes to fight in water and dance in the sky. (9) |
| GLADIATOR | In ancient Rome, a man trained to fight in an arena to provide entertainment (9) |
| GLADIATORS | In ancient Rome, men trained to fight in an arena to provide entertainment (10) |
| CARRYON | 1958 film about National Service that was the first in a series of 31 films (5,2,8) |
| SERGEANT | 1958 film about National Service that was the first in a series of 31 films (5,2,8) |
| BTS | Jin is the first member of this K-Pop band to complete National Service (1,1,1) |
| ROYALMAIL | "National service morally wrong", admitted leaders in artillery and infantry (5,4) |
| POSSE | A band of men recruited to support a sheriff (5) |
| CHIEFEXECUTIVE | Boss cook I recruited to perform around 4 (5,9) |
| LEGGIER | Having longer limbs, man recruited to enter race — no saint |
| ENSA | The Entertainments National Services Association, in short (4) |
| MATCHBOX | Pair to fight in the ring - expect fireworks if one of those in there is struck perhaps (8) |
| MARYKOM | Who Nikhat Zareen wants to fight in trials before the selection of the Olympic squad. (4,3) |
| EMBATTLED | Ready to fight in order to make a debt melt |
