| REDCOATS | Soldiers or cadets, possibly (8) |
| ADRIATICSEA | Ace air cadets, possibly circling island and body of water |
| BARRACKS | A building or group of buildings where soldiers or other military forces live and work (8) |
| BIVOUACS | Makeshift camping places without tents or cover used by soldiers or mountaineers (8) |
| ANTHILLS | High-rise dwellings for soldiers or workers? (8) |
| BLOCKADE | Surrounding of a place by soldiers or ships (8) |
| INFANTRY | A word for foot soldiers or children collectively (8) |
| RELIABLE | Likely to back soldiers or sure? (8) |
| MILITARY | Of soldiers or the armed forces (8) |
| GENERALS | Experienced soldiers or those who have seen long service in any activity (8) |
| REVEILLE | Signal given to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning (8) |
| VETERANS | Experienced soldiers or those who have seen long service in any activity (8) |
| KNAPSACK | Soldier's or hiker's pack (8) |
| REDCOAT | Old soldier - or cadet being trained |
| TOBOLDLY | Mission of "Virgin Soldiers" or 10 21, with famous 16? (2,6,2,5,2,3,3,4,6) |
| PRISONER | Captured soldier or sniper maltreated (8) |
| MUTINEER | Soldier or sailor who refuses to continue obeying a person in authority (8) |
| RAPPAREE | Term for a guerrilla soldier or bandit in 17th-century Ireland. (8) |
| COMMANDO | One soldier or another finally jumped into lake |
| MANOFWAR | A soldier or a jellyfish (3-2-3) |
