| RONALDMCDONALD | Friend of the Fry Kids |
| PARR | Young salmon between the fry and smolt stages, marked with distinctive vertical bands (4) |
| RENO | City mentioned at the start of the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil" |
| LADYBIRD | One of a loveliness of spotted goldings emblematic of children's books and, formerly, Woolworths clothes - a gardener's friend of the insect world, whose nomenclature Coccinellidae means "clad in scar |
| ARTHUR | First name of the best friend of the title character in Billy Liar (6) |
| DESERT | Nickname, used by his foes as well as friends, of the commander of the Afrika Korps during the Second World War (3,6,3) |
| FOX | Nickname, used by his foes as well as friends, of the commander of the Afrika Korps during the Second World War (3,6,3) |
| THE | Nickname, used by his foes as well as friends, of the commander of the Afrika Korps during the Second World War (3,6,3) |
| MARAT | "The Friend of the People" publisher |
| BAKER | Tubby friend of the candlestick maker and butcher comes up with the dough (5) |
| RANDALL | Fictional private detective who was the friend of the deceased Marty Hopkirk in a TV series (7) |
| BRUMMELL | English fashion trendsetter and friend of the Prince of Wales who died in poverty in France in 1840 (4,8) |
| BEAU | English fashion trendsetter and friend of the Prince of Wales who died in poverty in France in 1840 (4,8) |
| BEAUBRUMMELL | Iconic dandy of Regency England, a friend of the future George IV (4,8) |
| RAND | Mark _ _ _ _ - former chairman of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line (4) |
| TOMMYSANDS | 1950s heartthrob and friend of the Earth? |
| JAMESWOODS | Actor and friend of the Earth? |
| CLIFFROBERTSON | Actor and friend of the Earth? |
| SALLYFIELD | Actress and friend of the Earth? |
| DORATHEEXPLORER | Animated friend of the monkey Boots |
