| SITTINGTARGET | A person or thing in a defenceless position (7,6) |
| ONTHEROPES | In a defenceless position, like one cornered by boxer? |
| CINDERELLA | A drudge of sooty hearth or scullery; or, a "rags-to-riches" girl, idea, person or thing, in a fairy tale or real life (10) |
| FIXATE | To attach oneself to a person or thing in a neurotic way |
| CHARGE | An accumulation of electricity; a person or thing in one's care; a heraldic emblem or device on a shield; or, a financial liability (6) |
| ROW | Arrangement of person or things in a line (3) |
| NOUN | A person, place or thing in a sentence (4) |
| AWAY | To or at a distance from the place, the person or thing in question |
| NEXUS | A means of connection between members of a group or things in a series (5) |
| TRUSTED | Person or thing in whose integrity absolute confidence is placed. (7) |
| FORMATION | Group of people or things in a particular arrangement (9) |
| SITTINGDUCK | A defenceless target (7,4) |
| POWERLESSNESS | Local beef from Takeaway on headland in a state that's defenceless (13) |
| ANACHRONISM | The representation of a person or thing in a historical context in which it could not have existed (11) |
| DUO | Pair of people or things in music or other entertainment (3) |
| SPIKESHISGUNS | Pins an opponent's arms, making him defenceless? (6,3,4) |
| SEIZEDHISGUNS | Pins an opponent's arms, making him defenceless? (6,3,4) |
| HAEC | Ea; woman or things in hoc loco inventa |
| LIST | Write down names or things in order |
| UNGUARDED | Defenceless antelope in retreat somehow dread you coming in (9) |
