| Tower of London feature | 23 |
| Ring around the castle | 22 |
| Castle's protector | 22 |
| Zoo landscaping feature | 23 |
| Water under the bridge? | 23 |
| Castle's protection | 23 |
| Wall alternative, perhaps | 25 |
| Trench around a castle | 22 |
| Medieval security system | 24 |
| Zoo's fence alternative | 27 |
| Trench around a fortification | 29 |
| Rampart's relative | 22 |
| Protective zoo feature | 22 |
| Onetime means of defense | 24 |
| Old-time security system | 24 |
| Old means of protection | 23 |
| Medieval security device | 24 |
| Medieval attack deterrent | 25 |
| Means of defense, once | 22 |
| Item under a drawbridge | 23 |
| Hazard for a castle invader | 27 |
| Feature in an open-air zoo | 26 |
| Dry Windsor Castle feature | 26 |
| Ditch under a drawbridge | 24 |
| Ditch at a ducal domicile | 25 |
| Defense against siege towers | 28 |
| Defense against a siege | 23 |
| Croc's home, maybe | 22 |
| Castle's surroundings | 25 |
| Castle's non-welcome mat | 28 |
| Castle-visitor's hurdle | 27 |
| Castle security system | 22 |
| Battering-ram countermeasure | 28 |
| Barrier in a modern zoo | 23 |
| Advanced sandcastle feature | 27 |
| Watery castle barriers | 22 |
| Obstacles for marauders | 23 |
| Medieval security devices | 25 |
| Kronborg Castle features | 24 |
| Drawbridges cross them | 22 |
| Ditches for ducal domains | 25 |
| Ditches around castles | 22 |
| Castle-defending ditches | 24 |
| Castle visitors' hurdles | 28 |
| "GoodFellas" fellas | 29 |
| Type of mentality or rule | 25 |
| Tear gas target, perhaps | 24 |
| Ochlocracy's ruling crowd | 29 |
| Group with a lot of hits? | 25 |
| Family that's not kin | 25 |
| Cause of a rowdy scene | 22 |
| Treat like a hero, maybe | 24 |
| Times Square gathering | 22 |
| They'll make a scene | 24 |
| Riot squad's concern | 24 |
| Kind of scene at a sale | 23 |
| Hard-to-reason-with group | 25 |
| Group with family units | 23 |
| Group that provides hits? | 25 |
| Group known for its ties? | 25 |
| Envelop, as a celebrity | 23 |
| Crowd that needs controlling | 28 |
| Crowd around, as a celebrity | 28 |
| Big group of scene makers | 25 |
| "Family" members | 26 |
| Crowded around noisily | 22 |
| Crowded, and then some | 22 |
| Station identification? | 23 |
| 1999 Exxon merger partner | 25 |
| Oil company in a 1999 merger | 28 |
| Half of a major 1999 merger | 27 |
| Exxon partner since 1999 | 24 |
| Tortoise shell, in a way? | 25 |
| Residence in a park, often | 26 |
| Items hanging in cribs | 22 |
| Cellphones, in Britain | 22 |
| Art hanging from the ceiling | 28 |
| Potential to get around | 23 |
| Pitchfork-wielding groups | 25 |
| They're hard to control | 27 |
| They rule ochlocracies | 22 |
| Greets overenthusiastically | 27 |
| "Flash" gatherings | 28 |
| Crowded, frenzied gatherings | 28 |
| De Niro role, frequently | 24 |
| Whale of a first name? | 22 |
| Melville title starter | 22 |
| Popular techno musician | 23 |
| Name on an 1851 classic | 23 |
| Dick of adventure fiction | 25 |
| Colorado State's __ Arena | 29 |
| Leather shoe, for short | 23 |
| Beaded shoe, for short | 22 |
| Soft-soled shoe, for short | 26 |
| Soft footwear, for short | 24 |
| Slip-on shoe, for short | 23 |
| Shoe with a puckered seam | 25 |
| Comfy footwear, for short | 25 |
| Stealth enabler, for short | 26 |
| Soft shoe, short style | 22 |