| ARMADILLO | Heading off injury, first sign of danger and I'll pop into a ball |
| TAPIOCA | Back I pop into a bed, having had pudding (7) |
| BRACED | Pair facing first sign of danger - and ready for it? |
| THEDANDY | Those people embracing first sign of danger and Thomson Comic (3,5) |
| GRANITA | I'll pop in to present a dessert |
| GEORDIE | Tynesider abandoned Eiger with first signs of danger and obstacles (7) |
| WELLSIZED | Sound volume first sign of danger for a decent fit (4- 5) |
| PRECIPICE | From "steep place, danger" and etymologically related to a term for rain, a word for a headlong fall originally, now a cliff, drop, rock face etc; or, a perilous state of affairs (9) |
| SEIZED | Took views overheard before first sign of danger (6) |
| HOUDINI | He escaped first sign of danger in midair after perhaps 45 minutes? (7) |
| OCTADS | Wild coast hiding first sign of danger for boat crews? |
| DEVERON | First sign of danger at any point on river (7) |
| DECAMPS | On first sign of danger, politician in criminal case absconds (7) |
| PETRIFIED | Scared lapdog climbing tree - that is first sign of danger (9) |
| REDFLAGS | Emblems of danger and signals to stop (3,5) |
| SAFEANDSOUND | Out of danger, and well (4,3,5) |
| ADVENTURER | Seeker of danger and excitement (10) |
| BOX | Shrub sometimes clipped into a ball or a spiral; or, a container for a hat, chocolates or a pair of shoes (3) |
| ALARM | Roman Law dismissed now, and that's a sign of danger (5) |
| REDFLAG | Sign of danger - sign of socialism (3,4) |
