| SHOOTINGPARTY | Hit stag or pony, ruining the hunters' gathering (8,5) |
| NOMADS | Wanderers such as the hunter gathering Bushmen and herding Bedouins |
| JULYTHEFOURTH | Ruth upset after ruining the joyful holiday abroad (4,3,6) |
| TURINGMACHINE | Computer parts ruining the odd computer, theoretically |
| SNOW | The Hunters in the -; winter scene in a series of five extant paintings depicting the months/seasons including The Gloomy Day and The Hay Harvest by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (4) |
| SOUTHERN | Nearer the equator, you'll find duck hunters gathering around (8) |
| BUCK | A dandy or a fop; a stag; or, a word used in a phrase meaning "shift responsibility onto another" that derives from passing the dealer marker to the next player in poker (4) |
| UNDOING | Ruining the prospects or reputation? (7) |
| MOSS | Doctor repeating the point about it ruining the lawn (4) |
| FRINGE | Interfering and ruining the base of the border (6) |
| ROLLERBLINDS | They block the world out for those working on the locks for the hunters (6,6) |
| TIMPANI | They represent the hunters in "Peter and the Wolf" |
| STAN | One of the hunters in "The Deer Hunter" |
| RACK | One of the four gaits of a horse or pony; or, a general name for a farm where a hound puppy is sent for training (4) |
| COB | Something rounded or sturdy such as a boule of bread, a hazelnut, a lump of coal or a strong thickset type of horse or pony (3) |
| TRAP | A light horse- or pony-drawn carriage; an ambush, gin, pitfall or snare; a greyhound's pre-race cage; or, a sandy bunker on a golf course (4) |
| SCHOOLMASTER | An experienced "bombproof" horse or pony, esteemed for giving confidence to novice riders; or, a male pedagogue, principal or teacher (12) |
| FILLY | A female horse or pony under the age of four (5) |
| COLT | A male horse or pony under the age of four (4) |
| SPOILSPORT | One ruining the enjoyment of others overindulges on drink (10) |
