| REARGUARDACTION | Back to protect movement that is probably too late (9,6) |
| WD | _40, a blue can that is probably in every workshop worldwide! (2) |
| RUMRUNNING | Rather odd form of exercise that is probably still illegal (3-7) |
| SKI | Runner is going back to protect king |
| TOXIC | Steer into uncontrolled movement that is damaging |
| EMOTION | A feeling of movement that is begun with energy (7) |
| ELEGANT | A gentle movement that is beautiful and tasteful (7) |
| UNGAINLY | Describing a person or movement that is awkward or clumsy (8) |
| EGBERT | Old king and elder maybe back to protect our country |
| GRILLE | Sort of screen, say, put back to protect stream (6) |
| BATTLEMENT | Action by troops back to protect fortification (10) |
| DEFEND | Finish behind the full back to protect the goal (6) |
| MACAWS | A number swam back to protect the birds |
| NOOKS | Retreats in a jiffy, coming back to protect king (5) |
| EMEER | Specialist army unit brought back to protect English ruler overseas |
| NEARMISS | Dashed back to protect English girl from narrow escape (4,4) |
| SOFEW | "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why ___ engage in it": Henry Fo |
| DIREWOLF | Extinct Pleistocene-era wolf that was larger than modern wolves, and it had a more massive skull, a smaller brain, and relatively light limbs. It is probably the most common mammalian species to be fo |
| CHINLESS | Home student in game is probably going to wonder (8) |
| HUMORME | "This is probably going to be a bust, but ..." |
