| USARMY | Overseas service for those fighting a losing battle in Afghanistan perhaps (2,4) |
| DIETPILL | Something once pushed by Michelle Mone for those fighting a losing battle (4,4) |
| WORLDWAR | This could mean fighting a lot of losing battles in large living space with crude set-up (5,3) |
| WARMEMOIRS | Records of those fighting a losing battle perhaps produced by those who had a view on The Troubles (3,7) |
| RAFFISH | Dashing here to get in overseas service course (7) |
| DIETER | One fighting a losing battle? |
| REARGUARDACTION | A drag raconteur, I am fighting a losing battle (9,6) |
| AGAINSTTHEROPES | Opposed to lassos but fighting a losing battle? (7,3,5) |
| DEMOBS | Leaves those fighting Britain in protests |
| REBELS | Those fighting Darth Vader and Palpatine? (6) |
| DREARY | Boring director back, wary after losing battles (6) |
| ALLUDE | Refer to a student fighting a duel (6) |
| ACTION | Fighting a claim in court |
| WAGING | Furious at how one was fighting a war (6) |
| ROWING | Fighting a terrible wrong that got one imprisoned (6) |
| BADREE | West Indian spinner Samuel ___, who took a hat trick in a losing cause against the Mumbai Indians in 2017 |
| YAKUZA | Japanese for "8, 9, 3," a losing hand in an old card game |
| ONTILT | Suffering from a losing streak, in poker slang |
| SOMBER | Like the mood in a losing locker room |
| SPA | Good place to fight a losing battle? |
