| FINANCE | Intended to protect one's centre back |
| CUISINE | Cooking to stick around one's centre line (7) |
| DRAWBRIDGE | A way to protect one's castle to get stalemate game |
| SPATS | Large drops of rain; splashes; short gaiters modelled on longer ones, worn to protect one's trousers from splishes or muddy sploshes; or, squabbles (5) |
| INDONESIA | Home help returned to protect one's country (9) |
| RAISIN | Fruit managed to protect one's ego (6) |
| IRISES | Heat's used to protect one's plants |
| PATENT | Obvious way to protect one's invention (6) |
| FENCES | Fights to protect one's property |
| FENCE | Fight to protect one's property |
| RAISE | Are out to protect one's rear (5) |
| STANDING | And smart to protect one's reputation (8) |
| PAD | Run quietly with something to protect one's leg (3) |
| OVERALL | An umbrella and something to protect one's clothes (7) |
| FLIMSY | Hurry to protect one manuscript likely to fall apart |
| KEEPIT | How to protect one's capital, but don't let it go any further (4,2,5,4,3) |
| UNDERYOURHAT | How to protect one's capital, but don't let it go any further (4,2,5,4,3) |
| RUINS | Manages to protect one in financial collapses (5) |
| AMULET | Trinket worn to protect one from evil (6) |
| PERTAIN | Have relation. possibly parent, to protect one (7) |
