| LISTENER | Hears about to enlist in the service of Her Majesty (8) |
| CONSCRIPT | A person forced to enlist in the armed services (9) |
| SIGNON | Mark's about to enlist (4,2) |
| CENTRECOURT | Sporting venue: ecstatic, we hear, about to try to win |
| SERVANTS | They're employed in the service of government (8) |
| MAGELLAN | Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. |
| SAPPHIRE | Turns up as father gets to secure the services of one of The Stones (8) |
| RETAINER | Fee paid in advance to secure the services of a barrister, eg (8) |
| TEENAGER | Youngster gets sporting start on horse in front of Her Majesty |
| SKETCHER | One drawing is of Her Majesty on small boat |
| SHANGHAI | Force into the service of many Chinese folk ? |
| SEPOY | An Indian soldier in the service of the British army in the days of British rule in India (5) |
| STANDOFF | Temporarily dispense with the services of a Rugby player (5,3) |
| FEEBASED | Like the services of many financial planners |
| AJACOBITE | & 17A 1893 novel by G A Henty subtitled Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XII of Sweden (1,8,5) |
| TRIBE | 1893 novel by G A Henty subtitled Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XII of Sweden (1,8,5) |
| SEPOYS | Troops in the service of the British East India Company, who instigated the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (6) |
| AJACOBITEEXILE | 1893 novel by G A Henty subtitled Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XII of Sweden |
| GANDHI | Who said "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" |
| NICANOR | Son of Parmenion who was a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great |
