| BROWNIE | Benevolent elf of folklore carrying out household chores at night; a junior Guide whose leaders were formerly named after owls; or, a square of rich chocolate cake (7) |
| BROWNIES | Butterflies in the genus Miletus pieces of sweet Australian currant bread; rich squares of chocolate cake; or, junior Girl Guides, named after benevolent elves who secretly perform household chores at |
| POLESTAR | Navigational guide whose name sounds like a top Warsaw athlete |
| BROWNOWL | A tawny raptor's alternative name that was adopted as a title of an adult leader of a pack of junior Guides (5,3) |
| CLUB | At night a place for a really good bash? |
| GANDALF | Lord of the Rings wizard whose name means Elf of the Wand (7) |
| HUN | Member of a warlike nomadic people of Central Asia and Eastern Europe whose leaders included Attila |
| NOCTURNAL | At night, a student follows rap act on the radio (9) |
| SHOTINTHEDARK | Photograph at night, a wild guess (4,2,3,4) |
| PEYTON | Author of a number of books for children and young people, including Apple Won't Jump, Fly-by-Night, A Pattern of Roses, The Scruffy Pony as well as her classic Flambards novels that were adapted to s |
| FALLINGSTAR | Streaker seen at night's a celeb on the wane? (7,4) |
| APACHE | Member of a Native American people whose leaders included Cochise and Geronimo |
| WHIG | Member of a political faction or party whose leaders included Robert Walpole and Charles Grey (4) |
| BED | Make the ___ (item on a list of household chores) |
| LEGOLAS | Elf of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy |
| PERI | Elf of Persian folklore |
| FAMILYPLOT | ... "Do household chores seem like a ___ to keep you home? Again, Unlimited Limo to the rescue!" |
| SIOUX | Dakota tribe of American Indians whose leaders have included Sitting Bull (5) |
| KELTY | Captain's junior guide holds Scot's glass filled to the brim |
| INGST | On 3rd October, in the middle of the night, a storm devastated the front of a shop in our small hamlet near Aust (5) |
