| NIMROD | Derived from a pun on the word "Jaeger" which is the German |
| SCHNAUZER | Dog breed which is the German name for snout (9) |
| BRASS | & 1 Across Musical instrument repair and sales company based in Warrington; the name is a clever pun on the title of a 1996 film about a colliery band, starring Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald and Pete |
| CROMEYELLOW | Aldous Huxley novel whose title puns on the name of a paint color |
| APU | The Sweetest ___ (Simpsons episode whose title is a pun on a Sade song) |
| GARCIA | Cherry ___ (Ben & Jerry's flavor whose name is a pun on a rock singer's name) |
| AREI | Monty ___ (band from Cranston whose name includes a pun on their home state) |
| STING | Singer whose album "Ten Summoner's Tales" is a pun on his real name |
| GROAN | It might follow a pun on "organ" |
| SCHNITZEL | What is the German word for a veal cutlet? (9) |
| TEASER | A prankster, ribber, tantaliser or taunter; a brain-twister, mind-bender, poser, puzzle or other riddle; a jaeger; a cryptic advertisement designed to entice or titillate; or, a wool-comber (6) |
| BEHR | Dani, actress and singer who was a presenter on The Word (4) |
| DANIBEHR | Ex-actress and model born in 1970 who was a presenter on 'The Word' (4,4) |
| RHEIN | What is the German name of the river that forms a border between France and Germany? (5) |
| FRAULEIN | What is the German equivalent of the title 'Miss'? (8) |
| GDANSK | Danzig is the German name for which port? (6) |
| WURST | What is the German word for sausage? (5) |
| YEAR | Jahr is the German word for what? (4) |
| REBUS | Type of word picture puzzle; or, a visual pun on heraldic canting arms that alludes the bearer's name (5) |
| WATT | "I love you a ___" (pun on a cute lightbulb sticker) |
