| EARTHWORK | One burrowing underground cut down king's fortification (9) |
| MOLECULAR | One burrowing dog bites the French in little bits (9) |
| MOLEST | How it might annoy one burrowing in the street (6) |
| MOLE | One burrowing beneath the breakwater (4) |
| CATHERINE | (and 24 down) King Henry VIII's widow to whom 23 across, 5 down was an attendant (9) |
| RELAX | Needing to calm down, king takes note (5) |
| RAN | Standing down, king moved quickly (3) |
| EXPOSED | Head down, King sat for portrait that's unveiled (7) |
| CLUNK | Knuckling down, king prepares for clash |
| BART | (& 5-down) King of the Cup, Simpson, with Latin men in Gateshead son! (4,8) |
| DARK | (and 22 Down) King with silver engaged in risks in unenlightened times (4,4) |
| ACROPOLIS | It's gathered storage tower reversing onto a fortification (9) |
| LUFTWAFFE | Waffle about taking turn at fortification of air force (9) |
| WATERFALL | Build fortification around after mobilising force (9) |
| CASTELLAN | Keeper of fortification filling tin with lager (9) |
| BARRICADE | A revolutionary fortification (9) |
| BORTHWICK | - Castle, fortification southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, built in 1430 (9) |
| EMBANKING | Put me back on the edge of the riven with gin cocktail for fortification (9) |
| ENSCONCED | Settled objective to besiege fortification |
| SALLYPORT | Girl left opening in fortification |
