| SWISSGUARD | Body protecting the Pope (5,5) |
| ENGLAND | Government advisory body protecting the country's environment (7,7) |
| NATURAL | Government advisory body protecting the country's environment (7,7) |
| PUSSYFOOTS | The cat protecting the extremely smelly paw moves cautiously (5-5) |
| POINTBLANK | Impossible to miss the issue of a financial institution protecting the pound (5-5) |
| PITHHELMET | A lightweight hat protecting the wearer from the sun, formerly worn by European travellers and explorers (4,6) |
| OPENSESAME | Magic phrase protecting the forty thieves' hoard (4,6) |
| DEMOLISHED | Cover protecting the female after protest is broken up |
| FRENCHALPS | Fine before shrapnel wound protecting the front in close range of Chamonix? (6,4) |
| SOLENOID | Three dimensional body protecting one twisted coil of wire |
| CULET | Meaning 'small bottom', the flat base of a brilliant-cut gemstone; or, a piece of armour for protecting the small of the back or the buttocks |
| EXPAT | “I’m pleased that the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of the ____ bankers and their girlfriends that are going to be coming” (Mick Jagger, on Chinese censorship on tour) |
| FREIGHTER | Again the armed aircraft is protecting the ship |
| RIB | One of the bones protecting the heart and lungs |
| GOGGLES | Large spectacles with shields around the rims for protecting the eyes from dust, wind, excessive light, etc. |
| IMMUNE | - system; organs and processes protecting the body against infection (6) |
| UGLY | It's very plain the strange guy is protecting the novice (4) |
| MANMADE | Unnatural locks protecting the wall from the south (3-4) |
| KERBS | They edge the pavements, Knights Bachelor protecting the Queen (5) |
| EYESHADE | Spies on the Greek Underworld briefly by protecting the viewers? (8) |
