| KNOCKONWOOD | Grow old trees to ward off ill luck |
| BRANCHDRESSING | Oil and vinegar mixture that's spread on your trees to ward off pine beetles? |
| ROWAN | Grow and endlessly prune a tree to ward off bad luck (5) |
| DETER | To hinder, to prevent, to ward off |
| LADYSBEDSTRAW | Sweet hay- or honey-scented yellow wild bloom of the milk-coagulating genus Galium, fabled to have padded the Virgin Mary's stable crib to soften her ease, it was also strewn as a herb to ward off fle |
| DETERMINES | Comes to a decision to ward off those attracting gold diggers (10) |
| TOUCHWOOD | Phrase, action to ward off bad luck (5,4) |
| STARCROSSED | Look to protect impatient daughter dogged by ill luck (4-7) |
| FORESTAGE | How old trees are used to make platform over pit |
| OERSTED | Scientific unit needing old trees destroyed (fifty to go) |
| BAYTREE | Used in pairs to frame/flank a door and traditionally to ward off witches, a common name of the Laurus nobilis (3,4) |
| KNOCK | A rap or tap, such as that on wood, in a superstitious custom thought to ward off bad luck; or, an innings (5) |
| FOSSILFUEL | Sue's off ill ? awful gas, say (6,4) |
| KISSOFLIFE | Like sis, off ill in medical procedure (4,2,4) |
| WEARY | Will, off ill, has had a bad year and is exhausted (5) |
| ACHES | Warrior off ill, suffers pain (5) |
| HEXSIGN | Symbol to ward off evil |
| TORCH | Indiana Jones wielded one to ward off asps |
| SHIELD | Broad plate carried to ward off spears (6) |
| FIEND | I come in to ward off an evil spirit |
