| THEWORSEFORWEAR | Hammered axe in New Forest or river |
| GERMANSHEPHERDS | They mind woolgrowers, possibly in Black Forest or Alsatians (6,9) |
| MINISTEROFSTATE | High-ranking politician taking car, say, round New Forest (8,2,5) |
| BEAULIEU | Live story about gold and uranium observed in New Forest attraction (8) |
| FOOTSORE | Two ducks in New Forest getting tired (8) |
| RUFUS | American chases returning mink - one killed in New Forest |
| HAMPSHIRE | Her mishap put right in New Forest area |
| HEATH | Moorland area in New Forest - bore off former PM! (4,5) |
| OBER | Moorland area in New Forest - bore off former PM! (4,5) |
| TOPONYM | Male astride little horse in New Forest for instance |
| SKYSCRAPER | Building such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai or 30 St Mary Axe in London (10) |
| HEW | Cut with an axe in a forest |
| TIMBER | Lumber/wood suitable for carpentry or construction; trees collectively; a forest; or, a beam in the framework of a house or ship (6) |
| CLEARING | A treeless open glade in a forest or woodland; a break in the fog; or, a university's process of occupying any remaining places on courses (8) |
| PINERY | A forest or grove of cone- and needle-bearing trees; or, a hothouse or pit in which ananases are grown (6) |
| TROTSKY | Surname of the Marxist who was killed in Mexico City with an ice axe, in 1940 (7) |
| EXHALED | Gave off -- held axe in wrong way (7) |
| SPARTH | Old battle-axe in dispute, case for Telegraph? |
| ESCUTCHEON | Shield lets axe in once and he's crocked |
| OLDBAG | Battle-axe, in a way |
