| MOLOCH | Loiter about to catch head of lizard, and get the whole lizard! (6) |
| STRANGLE | Unusual to grab head of lizard and choke |
| TERRITORIALLY | Loiter about to try rail journeys by regions (13) |
| LARGE | Big heads of lizards and rats grinning evilly (5) |
| RELATIONSHIP | Bond in a heliport, leaping to catch head of Spectre (12) |
| VIPER | One striving, perhaps, to catch head of poisonous snake |
| TRAMP | March to catch head of militia inside (5) |
| USURER | The sort of ruse you are sure about to catch an unfair moneylender (6) |
| IGUANA | Genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean |
| KOMODO | Largest living species of lizard, native to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia (6,6) |
| DRAGON | Largest living species of lizard, native to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia (6,6) |
| ALLOUT | Such effort is needed to get the whole team dismissed (3,3) |
| PATENT | It's obvious the man is about to catch up (6) |
| ENABLE | Allow eel to escape when about to catch (6) |
| ESCROW | One's held in custody - in poorer health, about to catch cold (6) |
| GOANNA | Come on Kournikova the Lizard! (6) |
| SHEARS | Ship about to catch cutters (6) |
| VELCRO | Lover about to catch cold - that's sticky! (6) |
| EYECAP | Another name for the brille of a snake or various types of lizard |
| LOUNGE | Word that can come before music, lizard and suit |