| CUTHBERT | Saint of Lindisfarne whose life, legacy and protection of nature, particularly of his namesake Cuddy's duck, are regarded as an early blueprint for wildlife conservation (8) |
| NATURALIST | Person who studies nature, particularly botany and zoology (10) |
| ZIONIST | Follower of a movement for the development and protection of a Jewish nation in Israel (7) |
| CUSTODIAN | One entrusted with the care and protection of an item (9) |
| ZIONISTS | Believers in development and protection of Israel (8) |
| GRINCH | Literary figure whose "heart grew three sizes" over the course of his namesake book |
| SHAQ | Hoopster who didn't know what an "easel" was on the 2015 finale of his namesake show, familiarly |
| GEORGEBUSH | Silly old bugger, he's the father of his namesake (6,4) |
| BEHAN | Charlie _, soon to leave the role of his namesake Charlie Dean in Hollyoaks (5) |
| THEKEYSTONE | And 2 Comedy team whose silent films include Hoffmeyer's Legacy and The Bangville Police (3,8,4) |
| GLEVUM | Roman "bright city", colonia and fort whose legacy and name live on in modern-day Gloucester (6) |
| UNION | Organization of wage earners for mutual aid and protection and for dealing collectively with employe |
| THEEYE | --- --- of Horus, concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion representing well-being, healing and protection (3,3) |
| EIDERS | Mussel-eating sea birds known as cuddy ducks; the heaviest and fastestflying of the UK's ducks (6) |
| HENRYCABOTLODGE | Which republican senator fought against US involvement in the League of Nations, and his namesake gr |
| THEKEYSTONECOPS | Comedy team whose silent films include Hoffmeyer's Legacy and The Bangville Police |
| COPS | Comedy team whose silent films include Hoffmeyer's Legacy and The Bangville Police (3,8,4) |
| AIDAN | Irish saint, first bishop of Lindisfarne (5) |
| STCUTHBERTSWAY | Long-distance trail from Melrose to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne (2,9,3) |
| SWIM | Pups are born without blubber and are unable to ___, therefore they depend on their mothers for food and protection |
