| PITH | The importance of such a helmet (4) |
| CASK | From a Spanish word for a helmet, a barrel in which to store real ale, whisky, wine or other alcoholic drink; or, the quantity contained therein (4) |
| ARES | His symbol is a spear and a helmet |
| SAFE | Smart storage for valuables (or what a helmet keeps a head) |
| HEAD | A helmet protects it |
| CHIN | Place for a helmet strap |
| BIKE | Commute option that requires a helmet |
| LID | A cover, such as a palpebra of an eye or a top of a dustbin, jar, pen, piano, pie etc; or, a hat or a helmet (3) |
| CREST | Top of a wave or a hill; tuft of feathers on a bird's head; or, a heraldic bearing, traditionally for a helmet but also for writing paper (5) |
| VISOR | Old word for a mask; the peak of a cap; or, the eyeshade of a helmet (5) |
| GALEA | Part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet. (5) |
| PEEROFTHEREALM | Look for a helmet, oddly found in the House of Lords (4,2,3,5) |
| CRESTS | Plumes of feathers or other ornaments on the top of a helmet (6) |
| PANACHE | A tuft or plume of feathers on a helmet, etc (7) |
| HEADPIECES | The principal bit of a helmet, for instance (10) |
| CASQUE | A helmet or a helmet-like process or structure (6) |
| VIZOR | Alternative spelling for movable part of a helmet covering the face (5) |
| SKULLCAP | Plant in the mint family; or, a helmet worn by an equestrian/ jockey, often with a silk (8) |
| ADVISOR | This time on a front of a helmet with an official giving advice (7) |
| BALACLAVA | Graduate gets call about a victory with a helmet (9) |
