| VOLUNTEERED | Offered to help (11) |
| ATFIRSTHAND | Initially, one offered to help directly |
| HANDEL | One offered to help with the Spanish for composer |
| HANDLE | One offered to help with the French name (6) |
| PHILOSOPHER | Greek character, see, with concessionary gift -- offered to the female wisdom-seeker? (11) |
| MESOPOTAMIA | Some suspicious drug offered to foreign friend heading for ancient land (11) |
| LOANDBEHOLD | Money offered to dame to keep? This is new! |
| PRESENTTIME | Gift offered to poor mite now (7,4) |
| OLIVEBRANCH | Mac's shocked utterance swallowing burning husks - this offered to cool things? |
| SCOTCHBROTH | Whisky offered to monk with no hesitation as part of meal (6,5) |
| GOLDENHELLO | Financial incentive offered to a new employee (6,5) |
| TENDERED | Offered to be of help to a little boy (8) |
| SUBMITTED | Offered to loan glove to journalist (9) |
| TOCCATA | Piece offered to carrier to pick up |
| PALATABLE | A food offered to friend is nice to eat |
| STIRRUP | ___ Cup, drink offered to horseriders prior to a foxhunt (7) |
| SUBWAY | To win sandwiches for life, almost 10,000 people have offered to adopt this chain's name as their legal first name; a winner will be picked later this month |
| SIBYLLINE | The ___ Books, collection said to have been offered to Tarquinius Superbus (9) |
| HELDOUT | Offered to, but one continued to resist (4,3) |
| STIRRUPCUP | Traditionally, a farewell drink offered to someone about to depart on horseback (7,3) |
