| ABRASION | A woman's dignity protected, I claimed, wearing down |
| IMMUNE | Protected, I am not speaking, losing time but getting seen at last (6) |
| ATTIC | Room for a little bit, I claimed (5) |
| SOCIALMEDIA | Very upsetting I claimed, a communication online (6,5) |
| PHANTOMLIMB | Lab MP taking month off, I claimed - a member there in spirit? (7,4) |
| SITAR | In Bollywood one's played the hero, I claimed |
| AUTOPILOT | George has something precious to plan, I claimed |
| RELIC | In quarrel, I claimed antique item |
| SOLOIST | Musician completely unable to follow the music, I claimed |
| UTILITARIANISM | Bentham's idea's maybe an tialtruism, I claimed twice (14) |
| DIBS | "Mine! I claimed it first!" |
| ACCLIMATISED | In confusion, I claimed cast adapted to weather (12) |
| ORDINARY | "An average man am I," claimed Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, "Doing whatever he thinks is best |
| DISPASSION | "Calm state of mind is to end," I claimed in presence of university teacher (10) |
| ERODING | Wearing down, in a way |
| EROSION | Ire soon turns to a sort of wearing down (7) |
| ATTRITION | Current inside Neptunian satellite, after a time, is wearing down |
| EROSIVE | Wearing down back part of helmet between two identical points (7) |
| FEATHERY | Wearing down broken heart in spiritual |
| GRINDING | Wearing down or sharpening up (8) |
