| CUSTODIAN | Guard and I desperate to follow tradition, mostly |
| LORELEI | Dangerous creature from Transylvania's ready to follow traditions |
| FLORENCE | City traditions mostly inscribed in palings (8) |
| LANDLORD | Pub owner in outskirts of Leatherhead maintaining traditions mostly (8) |
| FORTITUDE | ___ is the guard and support of the other virtues: John Locke (9) |
| HOUSEHOLD | - Cavalry; Life Guards and the Blues and Royals combined as a regiment (9) |
| NEWSSTAND | Strange guards and volunteers regularly seen nude at booth (9) |
| SANSSERIF | Face, regularly, Spain's German guards, and shoot back |
| EPEE | Fencing sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard and a heavier blade (4) |
| BRENDAN | Irish actor and film director whose films include In Bruges, The Guard and The Banshees of Inisherin (7,7) |
| GLEESON | Irish actor and film director whose films include In Bruges, The Guard and The Banshees of Inisherin (7,7) |
| LOOKOUTMAN | Guard, and the warning he might give someone |
| CREW | Don't start prison guard and a group of folk rowing |
| TROTSKY | Lev Bronstein's prison guard - and nom de guerre? (7) |
| PARADEGROUND | Guard and rope off place for drilling (6,6) |
| KCJONES | Former Celtics guard and coach |
| SLEEVE | Arm guard and record holder (6) |
| RAJON | Lakers point guard and 2010-13 NBA All-Star, ... Rondo (5) |
| RELIEVE | Take the place of the guard and raise the siege (7) |
| STEPH | Golden State Warriors point guard and 2022 Finals MVP, Curry (5) |
