| WOMBLE | Great Uncle Bulgaria, Tobermory or any one of the other furry fictional residents of Wimbledon Common created by Elisabeth Beresford (6) |
| MYMELODY | Fictional resident of the forest of Mariland whose second word is formed by M + an anagram of "yodel": 2 wds. (Theme answer: A possessive pronoun is followed by a musical composition) |
| ELOISE | Fictional resident of the Plaza's "tippy-top floor" |
| CUSP | Either of the two points of a crescent moon; or, any one of the divisions between signs of the zodiac or houses of the horoscope (4) |
| WOMBLES | Orinoco, Tobermory, Great Uncle Bulgaria et al (7) |
| WONDER | A Jersey doughnut or "mervelle"; a sweet friedcake or cruller; or, any one of the seven great constructions of the ancient world, such as the Temple of Artemis (6) |
| CAPTAIN | One of the other 13 and 13 of the other ones (7) |
| MARDI | One of the other days of the week the Star publishes ...but in French |
| FIRE | Wind at work: It's the only one of the natural elements that is spread by one of the others |
| DATE | Palm fruit whose name, meaning "finger", refers to the shape of the plant's leaves; or, any one of the specified days of the month represented on a calendar (4) |
| BUNTING | A colourful string of festive cloth flags, maritime pennants or streamers fluttering in the breeze; or, any one of a "decoration" of yellowhammers or related birds feeding on seeds through the summer |
| EITHER | One of the other, of the two |
| ROADRAGE | Last weekend, Roger crashed into two cars in the centre of Chard -- it was caused by his anger towards one of the other drivers (4,4) |
| BILLGATES | One of the other attendees at the wedding, which also featured Mark Zuckerberg and David Blaine |
| EVENT | An occurrence associated with a single point in space-time, such as the high-energy example of a supernova; or, any one of the social occasions of the British season (5) |
| RING | Closed chain of atoms; or, any one of the discs consisting of millions of moonlets orbiting Saturn (4) |
| KALANCHOE | What is the common name and genus of a succulent plant of Africa, Madagascar and Asia that's a commo |
| TREE | Author of Wilding ; the foundation of a saddle; or, any one of a series of organisms growing in an arboretum (4) |
| STAR | Patch of white hair under a horse's poll and forelock; or, any one of the 100-400 billion luminous spheres of plasma forming the Milky Way (4) |
| STONE | Seed of a date, cherry, peach or plum; a gem; or, any one of the counters used in the game "go" (5) |
