| ATTENBOROUGH | Bought one rat in the wild for naturalist David (12) |
| TRAIL | Track or diurnal circle of a star captured on a photograph; a wild animal's spoor; or, a beaten path in the wilds for ramblers or riders (5) |
| SIGNATURE | Soldiers return to the wild - for authorisation (9) |
| CICADAS | One rat in pouch brought up bugs (7) |
| STICKS | Word, synonymous with the wilds, for the birches, twigs or withies to which candelabra, celery ribs, cinnamon quills, cocktail skewers, conductors' batons, gear-levers, riding crops, wands, walking-ca |
| BOGOTA | Boy nearly bought one in Colombia (6) |
| DARWIN | Almost entirely mysterious land for naturalist (6) |
| STEREO | Initial stake damages tree ring - if you bought one, would you think it was a sound investment? (6) |
| RANSOMED | Bought one's freedom (8) |
| BUTTERFLYNETS | Flibbertigibbet sent wrong kit for naturalists (9,4) |
| TEDDY | Walford newcomer who bought 1 Albert Square from Gray Atkins (5,8) |
| MITCHELL | Walford newcomer who bought 1 Albert Square from Gray Atkins (5,8) |
| RANSOMER | Bought ones freedom (8) |
| LABORATORIES | They have a reputation for employing rats in the French Bora-Bora? A fair amount of politicians! (12) |
| CONGLOMERATE | Millions investing in one cartel go wild for group of companies |
| REFRIGERATOR | Freezing environment in wild for rare tiger (12) |
| KAISERCHIEFS | I face shrieks becoming wild for musical group |
| TOASTER | Astro's role in the band in Rat in the Kitchen (7) |
| SESSHU | Japanese Zen monk said to have drawn a rat in the dust with his own tears - his masterful use of ink in the sumi-e manner can be observed in his Landscape of Four Seasons (6) |
| VOLE | Water - - -, rodent such as Rat in The Wind In The Willows (4) |
