| SIGNORINI | Italy's young men fettered when holding US soldier up |
| BIGGER | Larger bachelor, German, holding US soldier up (6) |
| SAIGON | City boy holding a US soldier up |
| NIGGARD | Get US soldier up in grand confusion, being a miser (7) |
| SIGNET | Ring number of US soldiers up (6) |
| UNSUITED | One's holding us up - that's inappropriate (8) |
| SUIT | Caged bird, perhaps, holding us up, 1940s' style (4,4) |
| ZOOT | Caged bird, perhaps, holding us up, 1940s' style (4,4) |
| UNASSURED | Diffident danseur in production's holding us up |
| RATTIGAN | Dramatist with cane holding soldier up (8) |
| TAIGA | Volunteers holding a soldier up in the forest (5) |
| VISUAL | Graphic image of a vessel holding us back (6) |
| REAGAN | Where a gang is holding US president (6) |
| EMERITUS | Non-fliers, holding US wheel-protector back, honourably discharged (8) |
| PATE | Anticipated holding US Open champion in the '70s (4) |
| LUST | Hot feelings from Lieutenant holding us |
| APPEASE | Pacify a wise man holding us back (7) |
| HUG | Starts off holding us gently in embrace |
| ELVIS | Mike-holding US stamp subject |
| CARAPACE | Shell discovered by Catholic soldier up near a church (8) |
