| BANDICOOT | Robber traps Bill's companion, an Australian native |
| FINN | Mickey's companion, an alien (4) |
| KOALA | Stunner in the style of an Australian native |
| MELALEUCA | Clue a meal was made from an Australian native (9) |
| ECHIDNA | Chained up an Australian native (7) |
| SPINYANTEATER | Turn any tree, at random, into an Australian native (5,8) |
| WOMBAT | Point out a tomb of an Australian native (6) |
| RUE | Regret sounding like an Australian native |
| DINGO | An Australian native will make the racket disappear (5) |
| OSBORNE | Playwright’s an Australian native, by the sound of it |
| EMU | Seymour alternately has an Australian native (3) |
| BOTTLEBRUSH | Botanical region brought back grass - an Australian native (11) |
| KAROO | An Australian native's at edge of outback in semi-desert |
| ENG | An "oeuf" with numerous ways of preparation represented in the pleats of a chef's toque; artist who painted The Travelling Companions an ovolo; or, a jewelled Faberge creation (3) |
| FELLOWSHIP | Word for a body of companions; an association, corporation or guild; communion; the spirit of camaraderie; or, the status/income of a university socius receiving a stipend (10) |
| COO | Bill's companion is half-crazy |
| COLORADO | Bill's companion carrying 15 dn across a river |
| COCOA | Bill's companion catches cold, needing a warm drink |
| CORANTO | Bill's companion's tirade interrupting dance |
| GUMTREE | Well-oiled Australian native gives stick to Holly (3,4) |
