| DAPHNE | In Greek mythology, nymph changed into a laurel tree in order to save her from Apollo (6) |
| CALLISTO | In Greek mythology, nymph changed into a bear by Zeus (8) |
| ENTERS | Woodman finally cutting trees in order to make logs (6) |
| JENNING | Jan ___, has been smuggling drugs in order to save her son in Casualty (7) |
| NAIADS | In Greek mythology, nymphs who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams and brooks |
| NAIADES | In Greek mythology, nymphs dwelling in flowing water |
| ADOPT | Warbucks does this for Annie, and saves her from Miss Hannigan's orphanage |
| OREAD | Ancient Greek mythology nymph |
| CAMPHOR | Aromatic resin obtained from a laurel tree in the cinnamon family (7) |
| RONNIE | ___ Mitchell, drowned when attempting to save her sister in Eastenders (6) |
| JUDITH | The heroine of one of the books of the Apocrypha, who decapitated Holofernes to save her city (6) |
| ESTHER | Old Testament book about a beautiful queen who saves her people from massacre (6) |
| GRETEL | Fairy tale character who saves her brother by pushing a witch into an oven |
| GLORIA | Initially a popular song about her from the sixties (6) |
| WHITE | Author of a classic tale based on barn spider Charlotte spinning messages in her web to save her pig friend Wilbur from slaughter (5) |
| MULTITASK | I must talk in order to save time, in a way (9) |
| RAFTS | The saint returns to the Air Force in order to save lives (5) |
| VSHAPED | Pointed, in order to save PhD (1,6) |
| COLDMOUNTAIN | 2003 film in which Renee Zellweger plays a woman helping her friend save her farm: 2 wds. |
| HUSBAND | Worker catches bus in order to save (7) |
