| TIGHTKNIT | Joined tense knight, one at battles essentially (5-4) |
| DUFFELCOAT | Very strong in battle, essentially lacking combat gear (6,4) |
| PRESET | Tense knight goes for control (6) |
| NILEGREEN | Pale colour of knight, one with hesitation rising in unfinished story (4,5) |
| IRISHNESS | Knight one elevated - hot head showing national trait |
| TRAFALGAR | Sailor gets artist to wave flag at battle site (9) |
| ANCESTRAL | Handed down from lancers at battle (9) |
| HERON | One brave knight, one in siege (5) |
| THETHINREDLINE | Sutherland Highlanders at Battle of Balaclava (3,4,3,4) |
| TALE | Heath Ledger appeared in a knight's one (4) |
| HASTINGS | Laugh at police operations at battle site (8) |
| BARS | Watering holes for both sides at Battle of Poitiers (4) |
| KIRSCH | Knight, one with company in house, getting hot drink (6) |
| KARATE | Knight, one taking fee for combat system (6) |
| BASENJI | Ignoble knight, one pinching judge's dog |
| TANAGER | Singer cheers knight, one getting older |
| UNBOLT | Free upper-class knight, one that may be shot |
| NORMAN | Standard borne by a knight, one of William's men (6) |
| MOBSTER | Dragon needs start of battle for knight, one in gang (7) |
| SIR | As a knight, one with class? |
