| FORTHEBEST | With good intentions, keep providing protection for ancient city |
| WIFE | We keep providing for her (4) |
| PLYMOUTH | Keep providing chops for naval base |
| AQUIFER | A pair of queens to keep providing a water source (7) |
| COTE | Wool, say, providing protection for sheep, say (4) |
| UTOPIA | Ideal place providing protection for head in university area (6) |
| BRIGANTINE | Be providing protection for mobile training vessel (10) |
| LINO | Series of personnel in office providing protection for board |
| WEATHER | We are mostly providing protection for the ride out |
| SUNGLASSES | Molly Malone and Annie Laurie, say, providing protection for pupils |
| LENSCAP | Poles pursue the Parisian around Paris, primarily providing protection for photographer |
| PATENT | Sort of medicine providing protection for the originator (6) |
| SNAILMAIL | Letters providing protection for owner of mobile home? |
| DAMPCOURSE | Mother means to hold firm, providing protection for the home (4,6) |
| CRANIA | Managed to have US spies around, providing protection for thinkers |
| APRON | A fork part almost providing protection for cook (5) |
| LAGGING | Falling behind while providing protection for pipes (7) |
| WELLMEANING | We badly malign Mel, but with good intentions (4-7) |
| PEACEKEEPER | Slip requesting neighbour's silence? One intervenes with good intentions |
| HELLBENT | That chap will cut grass on path with good intentions |
