| CHIPPEWA | Damage church seat? A native American? (8) |
| COOLPEW | Reverend turns game stick into a neat church seat? |
| SCARCE | Hardly damage church |
| CHEROKEE | Could reek echo the native American? (8) |
| ASTERISK | Broken seat a hazard for the star (8) |
| UNCHASTE | A French church seat working loose (8) |
| ENTHRONE | Seat a monarch (8) |
| REHEARSE | Train seat a man is in, someone vacated? |
| CHASTISE | Reprimand as church seat is broken (8) |
| ENSCONCE | Regularly being sick on church seat (8) |
| BENCH | A bink, pew, scamble, settle or other long form; a rower's thwart in a boat; a judge's seat; a platform upon which to exhibit a dog at a show; or, a stout worktop, such as a potting table in a greenho |
| SQUAB | A carriage cushion; a padded ottoman/sofa; a well-stuffed bolster; a back part of a motor car seat; a fledgeling dove, pigeon, rook or other young bird; or, the flesh of the aforesaid columbiformes as |
| TRUMP | Drink found in what sounds like home of Native American? Beat that! (5) |
| SOCKAJAWEA | House cat's favorite native American? |
| CANADIAN | Can Diana be a strange North American? (8) |
| HORNBEAM | Hardwood tree such as the Japanese ?, European ? or American ? (8) |
| PICKEREL | Small pike such as the Chain ? or American ? (8) |
| WOODCOCK | Large bulky wading bird such as the Eurasian ? or American ? (8) |
| VICTORIA | State, very American? Two, encompassing Connecticut and Oregon, included in that (8) |
| SITTER | An artist's model; a broody hen on her clutch of eggs; a childminder; a church seat; an easy catch/shot in sport; or, a seance participant (6) |