| COMETOREST | Reach the others and stop |
| MOE | In The Simpsons (from 1989), which down-on-his-luck bartender runs an eponymous bar frequented by Homer and the others, and whose voice is played by Hank Azaria? (3) |
| WRESTLE | Grapple with the others and the French (7) |
| RUNSACROSS | Meets up with the others, and manages to get to the other side (4,6) |
| SCATTER | Put the cat in around the others and watch them scarper (7) |
| TUNNELNET | It is wide at the mouth and narrow at the other and it is used by fishermen? (6,3) |
| COMESINFIRST | Enters before the others and wins (5,2,5) |
| RESTRAINS | Checks the others, and showers (9) |
| NICOLE | The Others and Big Little Lies star, ------ Kidman (6) |
| TELEMARK | In skiing, a turn in which one ski is placed far forward of the other and turned gradually inwards ( |
| CROSSED | Went from one side to the other and voted (7) |
| DIFFERENTIATE | Tell one from the other and attend one if free to do so (13) |
| SAMEDIFFERENCE | "Six of one, half a dozen of the other" (and this puzzle's theme) |
| OMAR | Actor whose character in Lawrence of Arabia says: "There is the railway. And that is the desert. From here until we reach the other side, no water but what we carry with us" (4,6) |
| SHARIF | Actor whose character in Lawrence of Arabia says: "There is the railway. And that is the desert. From here until we reach the other side, no water but what we carry with us" (4, 6) |
| CAMEINFIRST | Entered before the others and won (4,2,5) |
| ELSAANNA | ___ _ _ and ___ _ _ are opposites but at the end of the day, these two sisters will always look out for each other and no icy powers or sneaky royals can stop that! (Hint: Name the oldest one first.) |
| CROSSBOW | Weapon to reach the other side of the arch (8) |
| RUNACROSS | Quickly reach the other side in encounter |
| SEMBLANCE | It's apparent doctor left, in attempt to reach the other side |
