All answers begin with 'ant'.

-1. The kind of fun things that ants get up to. 6 letters

-2. An enemy that all ants fear. 8

-3. This ant is a sheep-killer (it kills people too). 7

-4. A running stride loved by ants? 8

-5. Very old possessions beloved of ants. 8

-6. The happy, excited feeling ants have while waiting for their queen to arrive. 12

7. Not the last ant in line, nor the one before that, but the one before that. 15

-8. The money ants put in the pot before dealing a hand of poker. 4

-9. The sense of disappointment that ants feel when a big build-up to a quiz finale falls flat. 10

-10. A chilly place where ants dread to tread. 10

-11. An ant who is vital for television reception. 7

-12. What people do when they stir an ants' nest with a stick. 10

12. antagonize

9. anticlimax 😊

6. Anticipation

Nice start.

2. anteater

Thanks jb.

5 - antiques

Oui.

3. Anthrax

Good one.

10. Antarctica

Thanks Joan.

1. antics

8. ante

4. Antelope

Merci.

11. Antenna - Hi Curly

Bernie

Thanks Bernie.

#7 oh my goodness

Great puzzle Remi

7. antepenultimate

Thanks Dan and mxm.