| FATHERLIKE | Hiker, felt a surge to be as a parent (10) |
| ONRUSH | Sudden surge to get diver out of Hudson River (6) |
| POWERSTRIP | Electrical device that might get mistaken for a surge protector |
| MALFEASANT | A man's felt a need to squelch criminal (10) |
| MITE | It's within me to be as a tiny child |
| INSTEAD | Different ten said to be as a replacement (7) |
| FLATULENCE | Uncle felt a change in the wind (10) |
| DAM | The partner of a sire as a parent of a horse |
| SWASH | A rush of seawater over the shore after the breaking of a wave; the imitative sound or "scend" of such a surge; swagger or bluster; or, a typographical flourish on a letter (5) |
| SASS | Talk back to rudely, as a parent or teacher |
| FRY | Suffer a surge, as a computer |
| RACEAHEAD | Nation needing a leader to make a surge before everyone else (4,5) |
| ASMARA | As a parent an artist puts the finishing touch to this town in Eritrea (6) |
| LOCO | In ___ parentis: acting as a parent |
| ADAMSMITH | Moral philosopher, as a parent, smacked hard |
| ENRAPT | Very interested, as a parent, in the recreation (6) |
| HOTEL | Grand, it may be, as a palace in France (5) |
| SOLWAYFIRTH | Saw how frothily it could be as a W sea inlet (6,5) |
| INCASE | Articles on exhibit may be, as a precautionary measure (2,4) |
| ABASE | Degrade and be as a mess (5) |
