| ENCASE | Protect a smartphone, e.g. |
| HABIT | Checking Facebook on a smartphone, e.g. |
| APP | Program for a smartphone, e.g. (3) |
| PDA | Smartphone, e.g., for short |
| BEERMAT | Need a coaster, say, to protect a table surface from a drink (4-3) |
| BARBICAN | A walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification (8) |
| AWNING | A sheet of material on a frame to protect a shop door or window from sun or rain (6) |
| CARSEAT | It helps to protect a child when there's a lot of water in a vehicle (3,4) |
| COASTER | *Item under a glass to protect a table |
| SIMONIZE | Protect a car, in a way |
| LAMINATE | Protect a document, in a way |
| GUANTANAMOBAY | Many a gunboat may be deployed to protect a harbour (10,3) |
| AMULET | Closely related to a talisman this object is believed to protect a person from trouble |
| LIEN | A right over another's property to protect a debt charged on that property |
| REVETMENT | A facing of stones or sandbags to protect a wall, embankment or earthworks (9) |
| GUARDIAN | He'll protect a drug in a mixture (8) |
| GRILLE | A lattice or screen used to enclose or protect a window (6) |
| PLASTERCAST | A rigid casing made to protect a broken bone while it heals (7,4) |
| DUSTJACKET | A removable paper cover used to protect a bound book (4,6) |
| SEATBELT | Device used to protect a passenger in a vehicle accident (4-4) |
