| STUBBORNNESS | Characteristic attributed to mules |
| PRIDEANDPREJUDICE | Novel characteristic attributed to peacock, with disadvantage |
| OXEN | Alternatives to mules |
| SIRES | Donkeys, to mules |
| SOULMATE | As to mule, it could be one one's deeply attached to (4,4) |
| SHOESTORE | Where to find some mules |
| MUESLI | Breakfast food I put on mules to mix |
| ASSESS | Mules head south to make appraisal (6) |
| UNTENABLE | Weak hunter content to catch some mules? |
| SHOESTORES | Where to find mules |
| EQUINE | Of, or relating to, a member of a genus that includes horses, hinnies, zebras, mules and donkeys (6) |
| SHOESHOP | Goes on foot to inform on local selling mules, for instance (4,4) |
| MARABOU | Large stork with downy feathers used to trim mules, boas, hats, collars etc (7) |
| BURDENSOME | What life may seem, to some mules or camels? |
| SPAN | Team of harnessed oxen, horses or mules; or, a unit of length equal to nine inches based on the width of an expanded hand (4) |
| BEASTSOFBURDEN | Best of bran used to be ground for mules, say (6,2,6) |
| ATLAST | You'll find someone to fix up mules here eventually |
| EMULSIFY | Mules, for your information, made ready to be mixed up (8) |
| WHEELS | The simple machines to which dances, discs of cheese, dollar coins, potters' turntables, "St Catherine's" revolving fireworks and yarn twisters' spinning mules are likened (6) |
| SARA | "Two Mules for Sister ___" (1970 film) |
