| THEROADTO | On which Kipling wrote sadly to mother an' dad; a poem followed (3,4,2,8) |
| JUSTSOSTORIES | In which Kipling explains why the leopard has spots |
| GOOSE | A gander's female counterpart with a fabled auric egg-laying example killed by its greedy owner; or, with "Mother", an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes (5) |
| MATURE | Synonym for "become ripe" formed by a nickname for a mother + an anagram of "true" |
| KIMONO | A book Kipling wrote on love - it's popular in Japan (6) |
| COMPTONDANDO | On Monday, my dad, a police constable, had to sort out a disturbance near Pensford (7,5) |
| STANZA | Something Kipling wrote to some extent describes Tanzania (6) |
| MAPS | Plans to give mother an additional item |
| PASADENA | Dad's a place to hide away in north of a city in America (8) |
| ADULTHOOD | A duo loth sadly to accept daughter in a mature state (9) |
| ATALOSS | Showing confusion like a beast of burden with a lot, sadly, to bear (2,1,4) |
| SKIM | Glance through what Kipling wrote after final words (4) |
| MUMPS | Complaint that gives mother an afterthought (5) |
| CENTRIST | dad; a generally pejorative term for a middle-of-the-roader (8) |
| PARR | Catherine's dad, a bit of a terror (4) |
| PATRIMONY | Gift from dad: A pound;25 with a haircut thrown in (9) |
| PAR | Give dad a rousing start as a matter of course |
| PAIN | For dad, a bit of a grin can hurt! (4) |
| PATENT | Exclusive license formed by a nickname for dad + a camper's fabric shelter |
| CANDIDACY | Dad, a cynic, surprisingly standing for a position (9) |
