| WORMCAST | Line in retreat, a thousand actors in formation on beach |
| LINEOUT | Neil perhaps in formation on sports field |
| EXTRAS | Cast-of-thousands actors |
| TSAR | In retreat, a holy man leads king and emperor (4) |
| LIBRA | Old party leader in retreat, a sign |
| MANTRA | Human art is in retreat, a statement frequently heard (6) |
| GOUDA | In retreat, a pair start to gorge Dutch cheese (5) |
| DACHA | I see rat in retreat, a Russian one? |
| CEDAR | After month in retreat, a glimpse of Ronnie Wood |
| NASTAPOKA | ___ Arc (Formation on the Quebec side of Hudson Bay which is mysterious in origin, some believe it was possibly formed by a meteorite) |
| THEATRE | Despoiling holy retreat - a spot of drama in Glasgow (7,5) |
| ROYAL | Despoiling holy retreat - a spot of drama in Glasgow (7,5) |
| SCAR | A craggy formation on the skin? (4) |
| SQUAD | Group of soldiers in snake-like formation on square? (5) |
| ARCH | Geological formation on a Utah state license plate |
| CLOISTER | Religious retreat, a convent, say (8) |
| BACKSPACE | Defenders, quietly excellent, retreat a little (9) |
| SHANGRILA | Utopian retreat a northern girl has developed |
| NATTIEST | Most stylish sort of retreat, a dry one for sheltering |
| ASHRAM | Retreat a pretence to cover first of raids (6) |
