| ALKALOID | Morphine or quinine, say, help keep all OK after surgery (8) |
| UNSHAPELY | Peacekeepers recklessly say help is out of proportion (9) |
| SHAPELY | Say, help comes in different form for one that's pretty (7) |
| HEDGEHOG | Animal has asset to keep all the time (8) |
| NARCOTIC | A drug such as heroin, morphine or pethidine (8) |
| HOGWARTS | The "keep all the ugly bits" school of fiction? |
| LIFEBELT | All round, it can help keep one's head above water (8) |
| BROOKLYN | Beckham is uncomfortable, only OK after emptying bladder (8) |
| DEVONIAN | College fellow keeps All Saints Day, having been raised in a bygone age |
| NOTSOBAD | Pretty OK after all |
| SPONSORS | They help keep you on the wagon! (8) |
| OFFICERS | They help keep law and order on the railway (7,9,6,8) |
| DOMESTIC | Architectural features get sign of approval, in short, and might help keep home tidy |
| TOOKOVER | Turns up, father is okay after cutting top of foot, as accepted responsibility (4,4) |
| JOJOBA | Plant also known as coffeeberry or quinine nut (6) |
| ALKALOIDS | Drugs ad is all OK with rewriting (9) |
| CALLWAITING | Ability to keep all but one of your audience in suspense? |
| DOLORES | She does keep all our odd characters away (7) |
| LEIA | Character who says, "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" |
| NEURALNETWORKS | New URLs aren't OK after tweaking? These may be at fault (6,8) |