| MOUNTAINRESCUE | Volunteer emergency workers make Ben secure after mishap (8,6) |
| RESCUER | Who could make you secure after mishap on river? |
| NERT | Volunteer emergency response org. |
| EPIC | "Makes Ben-Hur look like an ___", Monty Python and the Holy Grail tag line (4) |
| FIRSTRESPONDER | On-scene emergency worker (5,9) |
| FIREFIGHTERS | Emergency workers succeeded after initially facing their grief, somehow (12) |
| LIFERAFT | Emergency vessel left fair after mishap (4,4) |
| TOUCHBASE | Cause both after mishap to make contact briefly (5,4) |
| AMBULANCEMEN | Acne - numb male requires other emergency workers (12) |
| COASTGUARDS | Marine law-enforcers and emergency workers (11) |
| FIREMEN | Get rid of first person beginning to nettle emergency workers (7) |
| PARAMEDICS | Emergency workers said camper exploded (10) |
| WINTERGREEN | A&E discharged water engineer after mishap in plant (11) |
| GREENSHOOTS | Gets on horse after mishap, showing signs of recovery (5,6) |
| THIMBLE | After mishap the limb provides protection for finger |
| ACCIDENTPRONE | Flat on tummy after mishap? No wonder, being so ill-starred (8-5) |
| PLACATE | Mollify Pat and Alec after mishap (7) |
| ONSONG | Performing well or, after mishap, soon no good (2,4) |
| ALGECIRAS | After mishap, sail with care round good Spanish port (9) |
| HITANDRUN | Batter's way to get out quickly after mishap (3-3-3) |