| SPONGE | A hanger-on or parasite (6) |
| HANGERON | Ducks harbouring bug or parasite |
| ECTO | Prefix with plasm or parasite |
| ASIA | Setting for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or "Parasite" |
| TASSEL | The lass finds the alien to be a bit of a hanger-on (6) |
| RETAIL | Concerned with a hanger-on when you go shopping? (6) |
| KEEPER | A hanger-on in the park? (6) |
| CLIENT | 50 Cent's about to welcome Knut as a hanger-on (6) |
| CANKER | An open wound in the stem of a tree or shrub, caused by injury or parasites (6) |
| STICKED | An adhesive label; a dogged person; a hanger-on; a perplexing poser; a piano jack; or, a prickle or burr that clings to one's clothing (7) |
| PASSENGER | One travelling in a boat, bus, car, plane, taxi, train etc, other than the crew, driver or pilot; or, a hanger-on, carried along by others' efforts (9) |
| PARASITE | A hanger-on living off - or on - one! (8) |
| DEPENDENT | Rely on a hospital department to look after a hanger-on (9) |
| BOB | As a hanger-on, he's a swinger |
| PARASITICAL | Found in aspic, a trail of a hanger-on (11) |
| PADLOCK | A key man uses it as a hanger-on in the security business (7) |
| COURTIER | Messenger taking time for a hanger-on (8) |
| BARNACLE | Hull maybe attracts such a hanger-on |
| COATTAIL | what a hanger-on may ride |
| STALACTITE | Off masking pretence with it, a hanger-on? |
