| BACK | Kind of gorilla |
| DIAN | Fossey of gorilla research |
| OIL | Painting of gorilla oddly missing |
| LLANO | Perhaps, plain bit of gorilla nostrils |
| ILLATEASE | In the grip of gorilla, teased for being awkward (3,2,4) |
| FOSSEY | 20th Century American primatologist famous for her studies of gorilla groups, documented in her 1983 book Gorillas In The Mist (4,6) |
| GREATAPE | Expressing rage by recording of gorilla, say (5,3) |
| APE | Animal depicted on a package of Gorilla Glue |
| APOSTLE | Missionary position lost in the clutches of gorilla (7) |
| GAPE | Stare in amazement at head of gorilla - large primate... (4) |
| ALLRIGHT | Unquestionably a wild thrill, catching glimpse of gorilla (3,5) |
| APEX | Height of gorilla, who shall remain nameless (4) |
| MEDIANFOSSEY | Author of "Gorillas in the Center of the Highway"? |
| BAND | A stripe such as the heraldic bar-sinister; a lace or linen cavalier collar; a range of frequencies or wavelengths in a spectrum; a rock group; or, a gang of gorillas, men, outlaws or thieves (4) |
| TROOP | A group of gorillas or kangaroos |
| KONG | King of gorillas |
| DIANFOSSEY | Author of Gorillas in the Mist |
| GREATAPES | Express rage over recordings of gorillas, for instance (5,4) |
| SIGOURNEYWEAVER | Star of Gorillas in the Mist (9,6) |
| GRAPEAPE | Purple gorilla of '70s cartoons |
