| TOWEROFSTRENGTH | Trustworthy person, one who's useful in tug-of-war (5,2,8) |
| ANDY | Man who's useful decapitated! (4) |
| PULLONESWEIGHT | Do one's share in tug-of-war (4,4,6) |
| ANCHOR | Device for mooring a boat or tethering a hot-air balloon; or, the person at the rear in tug-of-war (6) |
| ENDOFONESROPE | Anchor in tug-of-war has no patience (3,2,3'1,4) |
| ROPE | It's tugged in tug-of-war |
| ROPES | They're tugged in tug-of-war |
| TAUTENED | Like a rope in tug of war |
| LOSERS | People who get pulled over the line in tug-of-war, e.g. |
| PUSHINESS | Self-assertion that will get you nowhere in tug of war (9) |
| PULLS | Competes in tug of war |
| HEAVE | Pull in tug-of-war |
| TROJAN | Hard-working, trustworthy person (but, of a horse, untrustworthy!) (6) |
| REPUTABLE | Trustworthy person selling posh piece of furniture |
| WINDOWDRESSER | Rowdiness drew strange person, one who arranges displays in a storefront |
| RESPONSIBLE | Trustworthy person lies around devouring book (11) |
| SOANDSO | Such-and-such a person, one who is despicable (2-3-2) |
| MINOR | Young person, one who might work underground, would you say? (5) |
| APPLEOFONESEYE | Favourite person, one who is loved best (5,2,4,3) |
| PSALMIST | Lamp is lit by holy person, one who praises God? (8) |
