| RAIDER | An invader is right to help out, with a little hesitation (6) |
| NORMAN | Invader is new, Roman-style |
| RAID | Sally is right to help |
| ANGLE | British invader is no good when soused in drink (5) |
| MINDER | A bodyguard had to take care with a little hesitation (6) |
| PONDER | Muse with a little hesitation at the lakeside (6) |
| SOCCER | So, 200, with a little hesitation, made the game (6) |
| GARLIC | Vampires don't like it when a girl goes out with a little crucifix (6) |
| PUDDLE | Led out with a little pudding in muddy water (6) |
| BADGER | Strong black, white and grey mammal with a small head, stocky body, small black eyes, and a short tail - and an invader of many rural gardens (6) |
| ERRING | Taking the wrong course to the arena after a little hesitation (6) |
| METIER | One's particular skill ___ it's the wrong time to have a little hesitation (6) |
| PHLEGM | Help out with award, showing self-possession (6) |
| ERRANT | Going the wrong way will cause a little hesitation near the arena (6) |
| OPENER | Old writer needed a little hesitation ,from the beginning (6) |
| ITPROS | They may help out with crashes (6) |
| MUCKIN | Help out with dirt at home (4,2) |
| AVID | Eager to help out with a fiver? (4) |
| MESSENGER | Did one deliver a dish to an engineer, with a little hesitation? (9) |
| ABET | Help out with a crime? Yes, it's a wager apparently (4) |
