| DEVILS | Penal colony is settled and less livid. (6,6) (see 17A) |
| ISLAND | Penal colony is settled and less livid. (6,6) (see 15A) |
| ANTHILL | Built-up colony is unable to freeze when cold is completely kept out |
| DESERT | Tried less and was abandoned in barren spot. (6,6) (see 19D) |
| CONSCIOUSLY | US colony is beginning to criticise founders on purpose |
| NEWSPAIN | Former colony is the latest source of irritation |
| RHODESIA | One-time colony is overthrown when Greek character, almost late, provides cover |
| ROOKERY | Birds' breeding colony is in castle next to Eastern railway (7) |
| BAT | Colony is the collective noun for which mammal? (3) |
| RUT | A settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape |
| ASMAD | No less livid |
| BARON | Sacha -, comic actor whose characters include Ali G and Borat (5,5) (see 17A) |
| GREEN | 1985 PGA Championship and 1977 US Open Championship winner (6,5) (see 17A) |
| INSTINCT | 1992 erotic thriller starring Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas (5,8) (see 17A) |
| WRIGHT | One who builds the vessel properly, we hear (10) (see 15D) (see 17A) |
| DAMAGE | 2011 novel by Sophie Hannah (7,6) (see 17A) (see 8A) |
| SPINAL | See 17A 'This Is ---', 1984 Rob Reiner film satire (6,3) |
| KILLERBEE | One of those aggressive types from the colony is charged with murder after brief drink (6,3) |
| ROCKSOLID | Absolutely settled and reliable (4,5) |
| BLITHE | Bishop's settled and he's happy (6) |
