| TAXERS | Messrs. Wilson & Heath, from the Beatles song of nearly the same name, are 2. |
| KINGSCROSS | Railway station in London (and there's one of nearly the same name in Sydney) (5,5) |
| SEXY | Like Sadie from The Beatles song |
| COEVAL | Person of nearly the same age as another (6) |
| GOVE | Michael -, Conservative MP for Surrey Heath from 2005-24; Education Secretary from 2010-14 (4) |
| MICHAELGOVE | Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath from 2005 (7,4) |
| CONSORTIUM | More than one firm Tory type rejecting Heath from tedium (10) |
| FAMILY | There are 2 types of the owl ___, the Barn Owl has a heart-shaped face and is part of the Tytonidae family, while all other owl species are part of the Strigidae family |
| TAUTONYM | What is the scientific term for Chloris chloris (the greenfinch), when the generic and the specific name are the same? (8) |
| ARCTIS | There are 2 main subspecies of walrus which live in 2 different parts of the ___. They are the Atlantic and Pacific walruses |
| SYNONYM | A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language (7) |
| WINDCHIME | Hanging percussion instrument whose second word is an anagram of the first five letters of "chemist": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The natural elements in a band name are followed by something you can hear) |
| HOTTOGO | Chappell Roan hit with an accompanying dance in which the letters of the song's name are spelled out |
| ASGOODAS | Anonymous school idol holds onto first half of Xmas - or very nearly the same (2,4,2) |
| BOA | Creature whose genus name and English name are the same |
| AMAYA | "The Real World: Hawaii" contestant Brecher (hint: the middle three letters of her name are a month) |
| BPNICHOL | Canadian poet/ writer whose first name initials and last name are combined as one name (b.1944 d.1988) |
| GRAVE | " Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the ", from The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" (5) |
| SYNONYMS | Words that mean the same or nearly the same as other words (8) |
| SYNONYMOUS | Description for words which mean the same or nearly the same (10) |
