| OTAKU | In Japan, a young person with a keen interest in anima, manga etc, sometimes regarded as socially inept; literally, 'your house' (5) |
| PRODIGY | A young person with exceptional qualities or abilities (7) |
| GIRL | Young person with a soldier each side |
| YELLOWPEA | Flowering legume, Lathyrus aphaca, sometimes regarded as a weed (6,3) |
| SPOTTER | Person who observes birds, trees, etc, sometimes using a handbookor field guide of the same name (7) |
| PLASMA | Hot ionized material of which all stars are composed, made up of roughly equal numbers of positive ions and free electrons; sometimes regarded as the fourth state of matter (6) |
| WRITER | An author, man/woman of letters, novelist, pen etc, sometimes cursed with a mental "block" preventing or hindering the flow of words (6) |
| IMAM | Spiritual leader absorbed in anima mundi (4) |
| SHUN | Punish socially, in a way |
| RETWEET | Share socially, in a way |
| HOBNOB | Mix socially in jobs newly started (6) |
| CLIMB | Make progress socially in stated region |
| BUILDINGSOCIETY | Takes a keen interest in accommodating an alternative to the bankers (8,7) |
| FOLLOW | Have a keen interest in, you understand (6) |
| AVID | Having, or showing, a keen interest in something (4) |
| FOLLOWSUIT | Do the same - take a keen interest in the court case (6,4) |
| GEISHA | In Japan, a girl trained as a singer, dancer and entertainer (6) |
| SETTER | With an English breed, an Irish breed and a black and tan breed named after a Duke of Gordon, an active, charismatic gun dog with a keen game sense (6) |
| NETSUKE | In Japan, a carved toggle of wood or ivory worn dangling from the waist (7) |
| AUPAIR | A young person from abroad who helps with child care etc. in exchange for food and lodging (2,4) |
