| AMALTHEA | Moon of Jupiter named after a foster mother of Zeus |
| ELARA | Eighth-largest moon of Jupiter, named after a mortal lover of Zeus (5) |
| THEBE | Moon of Jupiter named after a lover of Zeus |
| CALLISTO | Galilean moon of Jupiter named after a nymph who was transformed into a bear by Hera and placed in the sky as Ursa Major by Zeus (8) |
| KALE | Leafy brassica with a curly variety and the Tuscan lacinato or cavolo nero; or, from the ancient Greek meaning "beauty", a moon of Jupiter named after one of the Charites or Graces (4) |
| EUROPA | Galilean moon of Jupiter named after the mother of Minos (6) |
| GANYMEDE | The largest moon of Jupiter, named after the cupbearer of the Greek gods (8) |
| RHEA | Name of a flightless ostrich-like bird; the second-largest moon of Saturn; or, the mother of Zeus (4) |
| LAMBS | Silent ones in the title of a Foster/Hopkins thriller |
| ASKEDFORIT | A foster kid in a new environment invited trouble (5,3,2) |
| NICOLE | Casualty medic who refused to give a home to teenager Cassie after their foster mother died (6,5) |
| PIPER | Casualty medic who refused to give a home to teenager Cassie after their foster mother died (6,5) |
| GODPARENT | Religious sponsor and mother of Zeus? (9) |
| JEANIE | Dream girl in a Foster song |
| SUSANNA | "Don't you cry" girl in a Foster song |
| METAPELET | Foster mother, note, allowed to carry stick |
| GAILS | BELONGING TO MONICA'S FOSTER MOTHER |
| TARZAN | Kala the ape was foster mother to which fictional character? (6) |
| APE | Tarzan's foster mother, e.g. |
| ROLLS | All foster-mother's organised for judge (6,2,3,5) |
