| BERETS | Nickname for Australian Military Police, Red ... |
| ELLA | Nickname for Australian NRL side Parramatta (4) |
| EMU | The ___ War (1932 Australian military/wildlife control effort) |
| IMSHI | "Go away" in mainly Australian military slang, based on Arabic |
| REDCAPS | Nickname for British military police (7) |
| MP | Military police / mounted police |
| SECURITY | Elaborate ruse city dictates for military police etc (8,6) |
| FORCES | Elaborate ruse city dictates for military police etc (8,6) |
| AWOL | Case for the military police |
| NCIS | Military police procedural show renewed for 22nd season (4) |
| EDNAWALLING | Which influential landscape designer wrote for Australian Home Beautiful in the 1920s, and designed a garden for her boss, Sir Keith Murdoch, at Cruden Farm? (4,7) |
| PROVOSTMARSHAL | Arrange get-together at King's Head, say, for military police chief |
| REDCAP | A name, owing to its scarlet mask, for the thistle-tweaker or goldfinch; a malevolent goblin said to reside in ruined Scottish castles; or, a member of the Royal Military Police (6) |
| SYDNEY | First name for Australian port (6) |
| ADELAIDE | Singer gathering support for Australian city (8) |
| EUCALYPTI | English city Paul built for Australian natives (9) |
| PLIERS | Tool for Australian cricketers, say? (6) |
| ORANGEWINGEDSITTELLA | Common name for Australian bird Daphoenositta chrysoptera (6-6,8) |
| TRIPPER | Thailand excellent for Australian addict (7) |
| DIGGER | Familiar address for Australian miner (6) |