| GREATCOAT | Excellent cover for a soldier, say |
| TOP | Excellent cover up by the upper classes (3-3) |
| HAT | Excellent cover up by the upper classes (3-3) |
| ALIBI | Politician taken in by excellent cover story |
| MOAN | Complaint of a soldier, say, about love (4) |
| ATACANTER | A soldier, say, filling new crate easily (2,1,6) |
| AVARICE | Determined to make a name as a worker or soldier, say (7) |
| REGULAR | Soldier, say, cutting short reign - a leader of republicans |
| AGONYAUNT | Soldier, say, tackling a young new columnist (5,4) |
| STALKY | Kipling's soldier, say, making a speech? (6) |
| COMBATANT | Search a tense soldier, say, and fighter (9) |
| BILLET | Word for a short document originally, later a written military order to provide lodging for a soldier; the civilian quarters requisitioned; a brief note; or, with "doux", a sweet letter (6) |
| TEMPTRESS | Pre-empt this top soldier, say ___ she starts a siren (9) |
| MARINE | Latin for "sea", hence a word for a soldier or "jolly" serving on board a ship; nautical service; naval affairs; or, in art, a seascape or ship portrait (6) |
| ENLISTEE | Soldier, say |
| ADJUTANT | Plug project supported by soldier, say, and officer (8) |
| PIQUANT | Endless scoring of points by soldier, say, that's sharp? |
| RANTED | Soldier,say, owing money made long speech |
| JAZERANT | Mail once overlapped from single-hearted bebopper and soldier, say |
| WARRANTING | Justifying fighting without soldier, say |
