| PARAMECIA | Pond life? I came struggling under trooper who's dropped in |
| DANTE | Poet who wrote "In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost" |
| ACME | Came struggling to make summit |
| PEDIGREE | High-class sports science qualification? I came fourth |
| BEARGRYLLS | Former SAS trooper who starred in Man vs. Wild * (10) |
| GREAT | King George put away cares - slight king, just the same? I came to that conclusion too! (5,5,5,5) |
| THINK | King George put away cares - slight king, just the same? I came to that conclusion too! (5,5,5,5) |
| MINDS | King George put away cares - slight king, just the same? I came to that conclusion too! (5,5,5,5) |
| ALIKE | King George put away cares - slight king, just the same? I came to that conclusion too! (5,5,5,5) |
| TEMPEST | Storm-trooper, who is a policeman, has energy during trial (7) |
| VISITOR | Person who's dropped in it is in a flap |
| PARA | Soldier who's dropped in? (abbr) (4) |
| SIGNORA | Foreign lady who dropped in after marriage |
| TADPOLE | Little rod used for pond-life? (7) |
| DUCKSANDDRAKES | A stone's throw from pond life? |
| REED | Pond life? (4) |
| FROGS | Pond life? (5) |
| QUACK | Phoney call from pond life? |
| MASHA | The Seagull character who says, "I dress in black to match my life. I am unhappy." |
| IRATE | In no mood to enjoy life I reckon |
