| MOKE | Donkey uninjured, rescued by yours truly (4) |
| DUBS | Alf ___, former MP rescued by the Kindertransport in 1939 (4) |
| SAFE | Uninjured; excellent; lockable cabinet |
| LEAH | Ste Hay's daughter, who was recently rescued by Doug Carter in Hollyoaks (4) |
| ERIC | Emmerdale bloke who was recently rescued by the mysterious John Sugden (4,7) |
| HERA | Greek goddess swallowed by her father and rescued by her future husband |
| BARS | Businesses "rescued" by Jon Taffer on Paramount Network |
| ELDA | Princess rescued by Link |
| FAME | Celebrity status gained in football association by yours truly (4) |
| MINE | This person's popular, being embraced by yours truly (4) |
| TVAM | Which television company was rescued by Roland Rat? (1,1,1,1) |
| MICE | Small rodents found by yours truly in Macclesfield's principal church (4) |
| ONME | Covered by yours truly |
| IMHO | "Just some thoughts by yours truly," briefly |
| MEMO | Written by yours truly, second note |
| HEARHEAR | A bird has been rescued by that woman - bravo! (4,4) |
| SAFEANDSOUND | Uninjured, and sensible, with strongbox (4,3,5) |
| ALLIGATOR | Born in the US, moved to Berlin, admired by Hitler, bombed by the Allies, rescued by the British, moved to Moscow, died there in 2020, aged 84. What animal was Saturn? (9) |
| ANDROMEDA | One rescued by flying horseman surrounded by African dromedaries (9) |
| MINIMO | Feline resident of Walford, rescued by Zoe Slater (4,2) |
