| EMACIATED | Detachment of troops mostly came back abnormally thin |
| FROST | Occupant of this 5 mostly came to prominence in newspaper (5) |
| AMUCK | Berserk UK mostly came apart (5) |
| PARTS | From "division, portion", word for a body of adherents; company of people; detachment of troops; side in a battle, game, lawsuit or other contest; a political group; or, a beano, bun fight or other so |
| DETAIL | Small detachment of troops or small feature of something (6) |
| DRAFTS | 500 flat structures for transporting detachments of troops (6) |
| PATROL | From "paw about" and "paddle in mud", a word for a beat, guard, night-watch, vigil or other going of the rounds; a detachment of soldiers sent on reconnaissance; or, a subdivision of a troop of Guides |
| EMACIATE | Become or case to become abnormally thin (8) |
| ABSINTH | Sailors have abnormally thin liqueur (7) |
| HINTED | Suggested by abnormally thin editor (6) |
| GAUNT | Abnormally thin |
| STEELE | He was head of the Yukon detachment of the NWMP during the Klondike Gold Rush |
| PICQUET | Detachment of soldiers holding clubs in card game (7) |
| DRAFT | Sketch - detachment of men (5) |
| FROLIC | It's fun, possibly for a detachment of police (6) |
| ALIENATION | Mental detachment of people after a rest (10) |
| SHRIMP | Detachment of Marines boarding vessel - very small one |
| UNIT | Detachment of upper-class twit (4) |
| RESERVE | Detachment of soldiers kept in the rear? |
| DISPASSION | Detachment of detectives are dying to nab yours truly |
