| GREENBERETS | Nickname for British commandos or US special forces |
| GREENBERET | A British commando or a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces (5,5) |
| BERET | A green one is worn by a commando or a raspberry one by a prince |
| FTBRAGG | US Special Forces home |
| BINLADEN | Saudi-born leader of al-Qaeda, killed by US special forces in Pakistan in 2011 |
| RAB | Nickname for British statesman |
| REDCAPS | Nickname for British military police (7) |
| TOMMIES | Nickname for British soldiers, particularly in the First World War (7) |
| BERETS | Green headwear worn by British commandos |
| SASHIMI | British commandos encounter man getting second tin - it's sliced fish |
| SEGMENT | US special agents in group cut up |
| NAVYSEALS | US special ops force: 2 wds. |
| RESEALS | Closes up again about US special operators (7) |
| DELTA | ___ Force, US special missions unit (5) |
| UNTOUCHABLES | US special agents dash into bendy bus lane (12) |
| SUDS | From "bog, fen water, flood, marsh, seethe, sodden, swamp", a word for a barber's lather or other soapy froth or foam; or, US slang for beer (4) |
| TRANSFUSION | Injection of blood for infants or us, perhaps (11) |
| FREESTATE | Unoccupied by Canada, for instance, or US in the past? (4,5) |
| MAG | People or Us, for short |
| TWA | Alternative to Delta or US Airways |
