| RESERVIST | Back-up soldier (9) |
| DESERTRAT | After leave, sailor picked up soldier in N Africa (6,3) |
| RECOLLECT | Call up soldiers, colonel wanting one to get shocking treatment (9) |
| ONYOURFEET | "Get up, soldier!" (2,4,4) |
| CATNAP | Doze setting up soldier, possibly, in beret (6) |
| MYALGIC | Maidens put up soldier cold with muscle pain |
| DEIGN | Condescend to take up soldier in retreat (5) |
| TIGRESS | Lock up soldier inside with wild female (7) |
| PARA | A criticism held up soldier (4) |
| KERNEL | Picked up soldier's rank meat |
| IGNOMINY | Turns up, soldier one Monday returns to American city in shame (8) |
| STRAIGHTEN | Turns up, soldier finds picture small and crooked? Then, align correctly! (10) |
| HOOLIGAN | 24 natives pick up Soldier John, a ruffian (8) |
| OXIDANTS | French figure set up soldier within extra-large compounds |
| IGNEOUS | Send up soldier with common sense to keep close to line of fire |
| DIGANCE | Folk-singing comedian, sending up soldier in the Lancers? (7) |
| ICEBAG | Turns up, soldier caught Lincoln taking cocaine for a muscular condition numbing the pain (3,3) |
| JIGS | Set up soldier with Juliet to join square dances (4) |
| BREEZE | Wind up soldier before last American letter is read out (6) |
| PARATROOPERS | About to get needy sailor back in step with high-up soldiers (12) |
