| ASTITCHIN | Like little 'un latching on to bosom a€“ it should prevent problem later (1,6,2,4) |
| TIME | Like little 'un latching on to bosom a€“ it should prevent problem later (1,6,2,4) |
| ASTITCHINTIME | Desire to break intimate ties finally - perhaps this will prevent problems later (1,6,2,4) |
| DRAINPIPE | Take top off hard pieces, putting them back inside tube - that should prevent problems with damp |
| TINDER | Modern means of hooking up a€“ it should catch well (6) |
| GULF | From "bosom", a trough between waves; the depth of the sea; an abyss, bay, chasm, whirlpool or other deep place; or, a figurative gap or divide (4) |
| ASSASSINBUGS | Bloodsuckers latching on to a couple of donkeys - awfully big 'uns |
| PASTERNAK | Earn roughly a thousand latching on to bygone novelist |
| ATTACHMENT | Latching on to, having a fondness for (10) |
| CHANGINGTABLE | Abnormal latching began where baby might get a fresh nappy |
| LIGHTHOUSEMAN | The brilliance he maintains should prevent disaster in the main (13) |
| UNDERSTANDING | Latching |
| COMPREHENDING | Latching |
| PARTICIPATING | Latching |
| STEPPINGSTONE | Top GP's intense (anag) a€“ it helps one get on (8,5) |
| CAPITALLETTER | One renting London accommodation a€“ it follows a period in USA (7,6) |
| BEAUFORTSCALE | Absolute farce (anag) a€“ it shows how the wind blows (8,5) |
| DRESSSENSE | It should prevent a woman getting into bad habits! (5,5) |
| NEONATE | A bit of acne on a teensy little 'un (7) |
| NEAR | Almost a disaster - point to what should prevent a shock (4,5) |
