| UMBO | Boss in the centre of a shield |
| BOSS | Circular rounded projection in the centre of a shield (4) |
| FESSE | Stripe across the middle of a shield, in heraldry (Var.) |
| BASE | Lower part of a shield; chief ingredient in a recipe; foundation in make-up; or, a military HQ (4) |
| FIELD | Background of a shield, coin or flag; or, the locality of a battle (5) |
| LUMBAGO | Left silver in central boss of a shield, it's a pain (7) |
| PALE | In heraldry, a broad stripe from top to bottom of a shield |
| COATOFARMS | A blazon whose achievement consists of a shield displaying a badge, banner, compartment, crest, flag, helmet, mantling, motto, supporters, wreath and sometimes more (4,2,4) |
| CANTON | * Division of a long poem first noted on division of a shield |
| AEGIS | Protection, or the name of a shield carried by Zeus |
| MONTBLANC | The last Don at the centre of gangsterism in The Mafia? Clan boss in The Alps! (4,5) |
| BORDURE | Outer region of a shield |
| BELOWDECKS | Where you'd expect to find underground boss - in the hands of the dealers downstairs in The Yacht (5,5) |
| CARELL | Which actor's roles include Ron Burgundy's weatherman and the boss in the US version of The Office? (6) |
| CAPONE | Create a single international gang boss in the US (6) |
| ABBESS | Maria's boss in "The Sound of Music" |
| RALLYLEADER | Revive the boss in the first vehicle (5,6) |
| ARES | Final boss in the video game "God of War" |
| JUMBO | John joins the boss in the aircraft |
| EDITOR | He is the big boss in the newspaper world (6) |
