| BARBAROSSA | Two obstacles, very large: it's for a Russian invasion |
| BARBARA | Two obstacles before a girl |
| WAR | Russian-Ukrainian ___ (conflict that involved a Russian invasion in February, 2022) |
| UKRAINE | Country fighting against a Russian invasion (7) |
| REDDAWN | 1984 Charlie Sheen/Patrick Swayze movie about a Russian invasion of the US: 2 wds. |
| PERIL | For each one at large, it's a danger (5) |
| TSAR | From the Latin for "Caesar", a word for a Russian emperor; or, by extension, a despot or potentate (4) |
| ARISTOCRAT | Cook a carrot - it's for a privileged man (10) |
| FORTRESS | It's for a lock to be put on a castle (8) |
| WISTERIA | Fiddle with a wire, it's for a climbing plant (8) |
| PEARL | Fruit, large. It's round and has a lustrous sheen (5) |
| OLGA | Very common name for a Russian woman |
| ALEXIS | Half a dozen go up after beer for a Russian (6) |
| TSARINA | It may be a strain for a Russian empress |
| TELLEROFTALES | Liar handles bank's cash for nothing? On paper it's for a few drinks! (6,2,5) |
| UNCLE | There's a point in this silly clue: it's for a relation (5) |
| GRATEFUL | Old "welcome shade", today's "thankful, appreciative", whether it's for a gift, help or a new friend made (8) |
| DONATING | In implementing bronze look ? turns up, it's for a good cause (8) |
| HIGHCHAIR | It's for a youngster to eat up (4,5) |
| PROFANE | It's for a pen to depict that which isn't sacred (7) |
