| CHEEKPOUCHES | The shared identifying feature in all 18 species of gerbils |
| MURID | Zoological word, based on "mouse", for a rodent of a very large family that includes the aforementioned beastie plus most species of gerbils, rats and voles (5) |
| PENGUIN | Any of the 18 species of flightless marine bird that make up the order Sphenisciformes, native almost exclusively to the southern hemisphere (7) |
| BAR | An essential feature in all the pubs of soapland! (3) |
| EELS | American rock band formed by Mark Oliver Everett whose songs feature in all three Shrek films |
| EMMANUEL | Webster star who features in all 150 episodes of the popular series, ___ Lewis |
| HOLEDEVERYTHING | Sank all 18 putts in a round of golf? |
| ANN | She features in all the Australian newspapers (3) |
| PUTTERAROUND | Use one club for all 18 holes? |
| LOSINGGROUND | Is not likely to win at golf on all 18 holes on course with coastal erosion problem (6,6) |
| YEA | The shared name of which town and river in north-eastern Victoria honours a colonel killed in the Crimean War in the same year the town was founded? (3) |
| LINCOLNCENTER | Performing arts site where ground was broken 5/14/1959, and a hint to the shared feature of the answ |
| OLDMANSBEARD | Traveller's joy, identifying feature of the aged GBS? |
| PODS | What is the main identifying feature of legumes? (4) |
| DEMONSTRATE | Show innermost fears, having spoken of identifying feature |
| SERIALNUMBER | Identifying feature of anaesthetist? (6,6) |
| NUMBERPLATE | Identifying feature of an estate, say (6,5) |
| AGOODTHING | In a hotdog, strangely head of gerbil is something lucky! |
| RRR | 2022 blockbuster whose name originally came from the shared initial of its director and two stars |
| HALFASHAKE | How long it takes to consume the shared milk-drink? (4,1,5) |