| SALVATION | The act of preserving, or the state of being preserved, from harm (9) |
| TSUUT | ___'ina (Indigenous language in Alberta which is extremely rare but is being preserved and revived) |
| CANDIED | Preserve stopped being preserved |
| TIEIN | Relationship that is being preserved? (3-2) |
| RUINATION | The act of damaging or the state of being damaged (9) |
| PUZZLEDOM | Word for the domain of anagrams, brainteasers, conundrums, dilemmas, enigmas or other foxing game-like head-scratchers; or, the state of bewilderment caused (9) |
| GREENBELT | Designated zone around town or city, preserved from development (5,4) |
| EMBALMING | Practice of preserving the dead using chemicals (9) |
| TORSION | The act of twisting or the state of being twisted (7) |
| BLOSSOM | A flower or mass of flowers preceding the fruit of a rosaceous tree, such as the almond, apple, cherry, peach or plum; or, the state or season of such efflorescence (7) |
| TAXIDERMY | Art of preserving dead animals (9) |
| POLITBURO | Party committee in favour of preserving nothing badly built |
| FACESAVER | Visor, a means of preserving one's dignity |
| RAWNESS | Grittiness, or the state of being uncooked (7) |
| UNSCATHED | Sheltered by Verdun's cathedral, free from harm (9) |
| SAFEGUARD | Keep from harm (9) |
| PROTECTED | Kept away from harm (9) |
| MEDICINE | From "physician, doctor", word for the art or science of preserving and restoring health; or, a pharmaceutical analeptic, cure, drug or remedy (8) |
| ESCHEAT | Property falling to the feudal lord or the state when heirless (7) |
| APPLEBLOSSOM | Spring flowers on fruit trees, or the state flower of Arkansas (5,7) |
