| LURGY | Nonsense word, popularised by the Goons, for any dreaded bug or illness of unspecified origin (5) |
| CUSHY | From Urdu for "pleasure" and Hindi for "happiness", a slang word, popularised by British soldiers in India, meaning "easy, comfortable" (5) |
| THUG | Goon for hire |
| TWIT | Word, popularised by Roald Dahl, for a fool, nincompoop or ninny (4) |
| TULIP | Originally from Persia and popularised by the Dutch in the 16th century, a colourful, cup-shaped spring flower (5) |
| HARRY | Member of The Goons who played Mr Bumble in the film Oliver! (5,7) |
| LURGI | Medical urging inclusion of unspecified illness (5) |
| REHAB | Course of therapy following addiction or illness (5) |
| STUFF | Fill very full with a collection of unspecified things (5) |
| THEIR | Belonging to a person of unspecified sex (5) |
| GUESS | Imagine leader of the goons uses violence (5) |
| SPIKE | Milligan, one of the Goons (5) |
| ONSET | Start of illness, ... of symptoms |
| MOGNE | French-sounding nonsense word |
| EENIE | Nonsense word said while pointing a finger |
| SHOOP | 1993 Salt-N-Pepa hit whose title is a nonsense word |
| BOUBA | Nonsense word that many associate with rounded shapes |
| ASHEN | Very pale with shock, fear or illness |
| NEDDY | Harry Secombe's The Goons radio character, ... Seagoon |
| BLOODLESSSURGERY | Term popularised by the practice of Dr Adolf Lorenz of Vienna at the beginning of the 20th century |
