| ROOTLE | To rummage or grub in the earth (6) |
| MUDDLE | Word for a dabble, wallow or grub about in clabber, mire, ooze or sludge, thus a clutter, jumble, mess, mix-up, omnishambles or outright fudge (6) |
| FORAGE | In favour of taking long time to rummage (6) |
| FAMINE | Shortage of grub in celebrity enclosure (6) |
| FERRET | To rummage (6) |
| PRETTY | Start to rummage through small chocolate-box |
| LARVAE | Caterpillars or grubs, eg |
| GUITAR | Grub in tea urn, oddly, and a musical instrument! |
| BREADANDHONEY | The queen's grub in the parlor |
| BOOKWORM | He likes reading, and has his grub in the library (8) |
| CHIP | A little grub in the computer? (4) |
| RANSACK | Hurried to the boot to rummage in (7) |
| SCAVENGE | School and college connected to Geneva organisation offering to rummage through The Waste Land (8) |
| WITCHETTYGRUB | Charming female painter has to rummage for fare to Australia |
| LARVA | Caterpillar or grub, for example |
| PROSCIUTTO | When rambling, spit out corn to avoid unknown grub in 24? (10) |
| GRASSROOTS | Special grub in pot is appealing to ordinary folk (5-5) |
| CATER | Provide grub for butterfly grub, in part (5) |
| DELVE | Demented elves have to rummage (5) |
| ROOTLESS | Just like a tramp to rummage near front and rear of shops |
