| CAVEAT | Warning: way protected by lion, perhaps (6) |
| FENCED | Fought, in a way, protected by barrier (6) |
| CASSATA | Donkey protected by lion? A sweet possibility |
| CASTLED | Players, shown the way, protected a king somehow (7) |
| CHAT | Rabbit and horse eaten by lion perhaps (4) |
| CABARET | Plain circled by lion, perhaps, for entertainment |
| ACROBAT | Man devoured by lion perhaps a circus performer (7) |
| CATTLE | Farm stock let out by lion? (6) |
| UPROAR | Turmoil caused by lion on a rock? (6) |
| TACKLE | Deer taken by lion's making a comeback challenge (6) |
| ROARER | Correct error about a lion, perhaps (6) |
| SCATTY | Absent-minded lion perhaps in pigs" enclosure (6) |
| SCATHE | Harm done by female, caging lion, perhaps? |
| LEANTO | Shed worker grabbed by lion |
| CUBBED | Gave birth to little lions, perhaps (6) |
| BIGCAT | Lion, perhaps, starts to breed in general captivity and thrive (3,3) |
| IMPALA | African antelope hunted by lions |
| CHEAT | Screw as a boy, perhaps eaten by lion? (5) |
| LEAVEGO | Free a Swede perhaps cornered by lion |
| MONOLITH | Large stone lion, perhaps, held by little flier (8) |
