| SWISSGUARD | Helvetian mercenaries traditionally formed this papal protection unit (5,5) |
| COUNTERREFORMATION | No truce can result from this papal campaign |
| PRAETORIANGUARD | Rare pot guardian produced showing the Roman emperor's protection unit (10,5) |
| IROQUOIS | A confederation of Native Americans, traditionally formed by Hiawatha and Deganawidah (8) |
| PERMISSION | Sanction how mercenaries might be paid |
| NEWLABOUR | Young Blair, individual leaving Oxford University, formed this? (3,6) |
| EOTA | Ford's Consul, Zephyr and Zephyr Zodiac formed this range (4) |
| NELN | A four-member Japanese idol group formed this year (4) |
| LIKETHAT | Freshly formed this talkie is dropped without further ado |
| LEDZEPPELIN | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham formed this pioneering heavy metal group ( |
| SWISS | Small group of women on ship are Helvetian (5) |
| SWISSROLL | Sponge cake makes Helvetian turn over! (5,4) |
| TELL | As for big Bill, Helvetian hero, or hearsay? (4) |
| UTES | Mercenaries in Kit Carson's battles with the Navajo |
| HAMMERS | Amateur mercenaries save 100 pounds (7) |
| CRAVAT | Type of neckwear named after Slavic mercenaries of the 17th century |
| WAGE | It leads mercenaries to make war (4) |
| NINJA | Kombat hotshot: Precision fighter in the tradition of elite Japanese mercenaries |
| TEAM | About a group of do-gooding mercenaries (The A ----) |
| HIRELINGS | Venal mercenaries relish gin cocktail (9) |
