| ASSAILED | DIES ALAS WHEN ATTACKED |
| ESCALATE | Cede, alas, when beaten in mounted attack (8) |
| SOMEDAY | Eventually a number start to die, alas (7) |
| UNREQUITED | Such is love forlorn, alas, when cupid's arrow fails to backfire! (10) |
| OFFROADING | Forgo a find, alas, when driving in the countryside (3,7) |
| ASALASTRESORT | Type behind manipulation of rates alas, when all else has failed (2,1,4,6) |
| GOTAT | ... which retains temperature when attacked (3,2) |
| GORED | Blush when attacked in beastly fashion (5) |
| BESET | When attacked, you need to be determined (5) |
| BUTTONED | Shut up when attacked on entering (8) |
| TURNEDON | Get going when attacked (6,2) |
| RETREAT | Move backward when attacked |
| GORES | Become blood-coloured when attacked with horns |
| SETUPON | One's put out of order when attacked |
| BARRAGED | Lawyers were furious when attacked (8) |
| ARMADILLOS | Some curl into balls when attacked |
| STORMED | Became very angry when attacked (7) |
| WENTFOR | What the admiring collector did when attacked? |
| JUMPEDON | Quickly boarded when attacked (6,2) |
| FIREDON | Discharge a fellow when attacked (5,2) |
