| WARY | On one's guard against armed conflict by the end of May |
| AWARE | Was conscious of an armed conflict, by the end (5) |
| WATCHOUTFOR | Be on one's guard against (5,3,3) |
| BATTLEOFBRITAIN | 'Twas a UK conflict, by the sound of it, as Ireland had little or nothing to do with it! (6,2,7) |
| WARMER | Conflict by the foreign sea getting closer (6) |
| WARMED | Conflict by the sea, briefly gave enthusiasm (6) |
| BEWARE | Has to be on one's guard, conscious of the risk factor (6) |
| THWART | Stop the brief conflict by end of August (6) |
| BADDAY | Dad at the end of May, Attorney at the beginning of the year. We all have one (3,3) |
| PRAY | Recite the Rosary using first principles by the end of May |
| WAGGERY | On one's guard about egg flung in mischievous jesting (7) |
| CAUTIOUSLY | On one's guard, as accountant from Utah promises to pay for empty place (10) |
| ALBERT | On one's guard about Black Prince (6) |
| WATCHOUT | Be careful or on one's guard (5,3) |
| ALERTED | Was put on one's guard (7) |
| ABBACY | The group from Sweden gets 100 at the end of May in the religious office (6) |
| EVERLYBROTHERS | A duo in the end of May involved in the restructuring of Lever Brothers (unchanged) (6,8) |
| YEARN | Long to get paid by the end of May (5) |
| HEYDAY | Period of vigour brings heady changes before the end of May (6) |
| FILMY | Clouded the picture at the end of May (5) |
