| FUFF | Scots word imitative of a puff of wind/smoke; the hiss/spitting of a cat; a fit of ill temper; or, an angry snort (4) |
| SPITFIRE | Someone with a spiteful temper or a WWII fighter plane |
| HOGWASH | Artist whose painting of the children of George II's apothecary, Daniel Graham, includes details of a cat, a cherry-bob, a goldfinch in a gilded cage and a silver basket of fruit (7) |
| HOGARTH | Artist whose painting of the children of George II's apothecary, Daniel Graham, includes details of a cat, a cherry-bob, a goldfinch in a gilded cage and a silver basket of fruit |
| SCRATCH | Poultry food; the hiss of a stylus on a record; a competitor withdrawn from a race etc; or, a graze (7) |
| RANDOMNOISE | The hiss of outer space |
| CRUNCH | Word imitative of a loud champ, chew or chomp of a croquette or bite of a biscuit; a crisis; a credit squeeze; a sit-up; or, the moment of truth (6) |
| BLOW | Word for a gust or puff of wind; an act of getting some fresh air; a wallop; a display of blossom; a jazz jam or rock session; a blast on a trumpet or whistle; or, a hurried departure (4) |
| CLASH | Word imitative of a loud prang, a bang from two colliding armies, a jarring conflict of colours, a pile-up of events, a fight or a noisy Scottish claver/chat (5) |
| HUFF | Word, imitative of a loud forcible exhalation/blow of air, for a fit of petty irritation; or, removal of an opponent's man as a penalty in checkers (4) |
| WAUL | Word imitative of a loud plaintive bawl, howl, squall or yowl of a cat or a newborn baby (4) |
| POP | Word imitative of a cork being drawn from a bottle of ginger beer, champagne or other effervescing drink; the fizz itself; or, one's pater (3) |
| BING | Dialect for a heap of spoil from a mine; a word imitative of the sound of a bell, bounce or sudden action; or, Microsoft's search engine (4) |
| TEMPER | From "to mingle", a word for a correct or due mixture of elements originally, later for mental balance; frame of mind; or, a fit of ill-humour (6) |
| PET | A word for a fondly indulged or spoilt child; a domesticated or tamed animal, treated like such a favourite; or, a huff, sulk or fit of ill-humour (3) |
| YOMP | Word, imitative of the "umph" of a hard footslog, heavy footfall or soldier's struggle, for a military march to the limit; or, any strenuous hike (4) |
| HAHA | Word, imitative of a cry of surprise, for a type of sunken fence (2-2) |
| MOGGY | A pet form of "Margaret" that is given as a nickname to a cat, a cow, a ginger cake or a scarecrow (5) |
| MUM | Word, imitative of an inarticulate sound made with one's mouth closed, meaning silence/silent; or, a nickname of one's mater or of a "chrysanth" with often pom-pom-like blooms (3) |
| TANTRUM | Brown, after tea shows spirit and displays a fit of ill-temper |
