| LEGIONARIES | Members of a troop of up to 6,000 Roman army soldiers |
| PATROL | From "paw about" and "paddle in mud", a word for a beat, guard, night-watch, vigil or other going of the rounds; a detachment of soldiers sent on reconnaissance; or, a subdivision of a troop of Guides |
| RESSALDAR | The commander of a troop of Indian cavalry (9) |
| LEGION | A division of 3,000 to 6,000 men in the armies of ancient Rome (6) |
| ALTOSTRATUS | Thick grey cloud which forms a continuous layer at 2,400 to 6,000 metres (11) |
| ALTOCUMULI | Clouds with flat bases forming continuous layers at 2,400 to 6,000 metres (10) |
| HORDE | A troop of Tartar or other nomads |
| GORILLAZ | "Feel Good Inc." band whose name evokes a troop of primatez |
| RHESUS | One of a troop rushes about (6) |
| SCOUTMASTER | Leader of a troop from Baden-Powell's organisation (11) |
| IBIS | Long-legged wading bird related to storks with a downwardly-curving bill and a wingspan of up to a m |
| OSPREY | With a "highwayman's mask" and wingspan of up to 1.8 metres, a bird of prey feeding primarily on fish (6) |
| SPICULE | Brief ejection of hot dense gas from the outer layer (chromosphere) of the Sun, able to reach heights of up to 6000 miles (7) |
| TRASH | Rubbish unwise to give to a troop leader |
| TIGHTS | Garments, a strange sight to a troop leader (6) |
| BABOONS | A group of them is called a troop |
| DETACHMENT | Troop of soldiers in reserve (10) |
| DIRECTCURRENT | Put on a show of up-to-date kind of electricity (6,7) |
| ORATORICAL | Exam covers leaders and troops of old police force eloquently, in a manner of speaking (10) |
| MIGHTY | (OBC) "Thy noble troop of citizens/And - King beside" (6) |
