| BADLOSER | Sober lad goes wild - he can't take defeat (3,5) |
| MATERIALIST | He can't take his mind off things (11) |
| KLEPTOMANIAC | He can't take it or leave it! (12) |
| ATHISWITSEND | He can't take any more stress - to a man, it's similar to 12 across (2,3,4,3) |
| SPORTING | Able to take defeats in good part (8) |
| THECROWD | ___ ___ Goes Wild ,NZ sports/entertainment show (3,5) |
| MADRIGAL | A girl goes wild after crazy part-song (8) |
| UNBRIDLE | Free from restraints, Dubliner goes wild |
| GOGETTER | Ambitious type, George goes wild about races (2-6) |
| RAMPAGES | Artist with a thousand things to read goes wild (8) |
| RUNSAMOK | UK, with Romans in disarray, goes wild (4,4) |
| ANYTHING | When this goes wild Granny Smith makes Mr S jumpy! (8) |
| ROCKSOUT | Goes wild at a concert |
| RAINDROP | First suggestion of downfall, perhaps - and Prior goes wild (8) |
| RUNSRIOT | Goes wild |
| NORTHEAST | Being wild, he rants to make a point |
| LAMPSHADE | After one runs wild, he had a day to supply lighting accessory (9) |
| FOURWHEELDRIVE | Forever wild, he joined you in off-roader (4-5,5) |
| LADDER | When a lad goes red, he needs help to get to the top |
| STANDTOLOSE | Don't take defeat lying down (5,2,4) |