| Cool Conservative in tartan | PLACID |
| Parents touring an isthmus? | PANAMA |
| Vast region back in Australia is ablaze | ASIA |
| Food fan one in charge | NUTRIENT |
| Deceive and attract scorn | CONTEMPT |
| This unfortunately smashes | HITS |
| Republican law backed American creature | WALRUS |
| Criticise attempt to find food store | PANTRY |
| Clever as Biblical victim reportedly | ABLE |
| Tyrant cut aorta savagely | AUTOCRAT |
| Way trooper shows new face | STRANGER |
| Levi corrupt and morally bad | EVIL |
| Author, Indian dish, spoken for | WRITER |
| Caution to protect sappers in maze | WARREN |
| Even-tempered | PLACID |
| Great canal | PANAMA |
| Largest continent | ASIA |
| Nourishing substance | NUTRIENT |
| Disdain or disrespect | CONTEMPT |
| Wallops | HITS |
| Tusked mammal | WALRUS |
| Larder | PANTRY |
| Competent | ABLE |
| Domineering person | AUTOCRAT |
| Alien | STRANGER |
| Wickedness | EVIL |
| Novelist | WRITER |
| Rabbit colony | WARREN |
