| MORTARS | Tom's joined the Royal Australian Regiment - we're in the Artillery (7) |
| MORTAR | Tom joins the Royal Australian Regiment and has control of the artillery piece |
| RAREGAS | Herb returns with Royal Australian Regiment to Krypton, perhaps (4,3) |
| TRAUMAS | Must the Royal Australian Artillery give us such shocks? (7) |
| THINNER | Then I joined the Royal Navy - having less weight, of course! (7) |
| REGULAR | Soldier in the artillery with gun pointing north (7) |
| OVERRAN | Lover deserted leader with Royal Australian Navy outnumbered (7) |
| SWENSON | Cal who played with the Winnipeg Jets when they were in the WHA (World Hockey Association) |
| UPBEATS | Ahead on rounds, we're in the bar stress-free (7) |
| ARDENT | The fiery look of Ted in the Royal Australian Navy (6) |
| ROULETTES | The Royal Australian Air Force's formation aerobatic display team, with "The" |
| SAPPER | Name a private in the Royal Australian Engineers (6) |
| PAUL | Royal Australian Air Force pilot in the Second World War; author of volumes The Dam Busters and The Great Escape (4,9) |
| BRICKHILL | Royal Australian Air Force pilot in the Second World War; author of volumes The Dam Busters and The Great Escape (4,9) |
| TELAWRENCE | Who joined the Royal Tank Corps in 1923 under the name T E Shaw? (1,1,8) |
| PAULBRICKHILL | Royal Australian Air Force pilot in WWII; author of volumes The Dam Busters and The Great Escape |
| MORRIS | All-rounder who joined the Royals in 2021, after being the most expensive player ever at the IPL auction |
| SLEEP | Wayne ___, Plymouth-born dancer who joined the Royal Ballet Company in 1966 (5) |
| SHER | Antony, South African-born actor who joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 (4) |
| WAYNE | Plymouth-born dancer who joined the Royal Ballet Company in 1966 (5,5) |