| ARMOUR | Plating protects one, or a rum tum-out it might be (6) |
| FRAU | In Berlin, it's the wife who's responsible for a fur tum-out (4) |
| POTPOURRI | Port I pour out -- it might have a nice bouquet (9) |
| RECLAMATION | The winning back of a ton - miracle, it tums out to be (11) |
| FINDER | One who discovers, looks through a lens or spots a needle in a haystack; a small telescope that locates stars for a larger one; or, a photographer's view-seeker or lensman's sight (6) |
| CLAUSE | In a sentence, it may be the main one or a subordinate (6) |
| APPLET | A very small computer application, especially a utility program performing one or a few simple funct |
| DERULO | Jason, singer who played Rum Tum Tugger in the 2019 musical film Cats (6) |
| AMULET | A charm, medicine, phylactery or talisman thought to magically protect one against disease or evil (6) |
| CASTLE | A moat and a drawbridge might protect one |
| YAMUNA | God of death protects one river (6) |
| TOMCAT | The Rum Tum Tugger, e.g. |
| AUPAIR | Gold standard protects one foreign worker |
| SHIELD | Primarily something grasped to protect one (6) |
| ANOINT | Soon to protect one with last of lubricant, apply oil |
| SERIAL | Household gods around to protect one in row |
| FLIMSY | Hurry to protect one manuscript likely to fall apart |
| CORE | Any one of 206 rigid members of an internal body, including a notably funny one; or, a stiffening busk or baleen in a corset, causing one to "stay" upright (4) |
| TRAMMEL | A beam compass; a type of fishing net; or, an adjustable hook for holding one or a series of cooking pots or kettles over an open fire (7) |
| PARLOURGAME | Grump with ale or a rum's indoor fun (7,4) |
