| PINUPS | Girls admired by servicemen, though stuck-up |
| PINUP | Girl admired by servicemen, though stuck-up (3-2) |
| ARNHEM | Area by border invaded by servicemen in WWII battle |
| DOUBLEFAULTS | Repeated mistakes by servicemen (6,6) |
| CRAFT | Skill shown by servicemen in extremes of combat (5) |
| KITBAGS | Unusually big task carried out by servicemen (7) |
| MARINES | Horses held in by servicemen (7) |
| BELLE | A rebel leader displays a girl admired for her beauty |
| NAAFI | Tea room frequented by servicemen at Quorn & Woodhouse station on the Great Central Railway (5) |
| HONCHO | Slang term for a person in charge, brought back to the US by servicemen who had been stationed in Japan (6) |
| ALLIGATOR | Born in the US, moved to Berlin, admired by Hitler, bombed by the Allies, rescued by the British, moved to Moscow, died there in 2020, aged 84. What animal was Saturn? (9) |
| IRENE | Woman admired by Sherlock |
| AYN | Author Rand admired by the Tea Party |
| IDOL | A famous person who is admired by fans |
| MISSTORSO | Dancer admired by Stewart in "Rear Window" |
| ADLER | Irene admired by Sherlock Holmes |
| PIRATES | Raiders admired by me in addition (7) |
| FRENCH | Dawn, admired by Francophiles (6) |
| DOYENNE | She's admired by juniors longing to break through |
| LENI | Filmmaker admired by Adolf |
