| WHATCANIDO | Question from a helpful person (or a helpless one) |
| SAMARITAN | Troubled Martian's a helpful person (9) |
| LAMEDUCK | Helpless one |
| BABES | Little helpless ones found in Cuba besides! (5) |
| BILL | A written statement, such as that attesting to the health of a person or a ship's company; a chit, invoice or tab; a banknote; a beak; or, a poster (4) |
| URN | A jar for the ashes of a person or a burnt cricket bail, for example; a pitcher; an ancient cista for voting-tablets, hence today's ballot box; a footed vase or sculpture; a tea vat with a tap; or, po |
| CROW | Short word for a bar of iron with a beak-like end; the triumphant caw of a cockerel; the joyful cry of a baby or of a boastful person; or, a small raven-like bird with a raucous call (4) |
| MORSEL | Word, from Old French for "to bite", for a mouthful or choice scrap of food; a dainty; a small child or person; or, a modicum generally (6) |
| CLODHOPPER | Informal word for a large heavy boot or shoe; a country bumpkin, peasant, pleb or yokel; an awkward, clumsy or foolish person; or, a wheatear (10) |
| CRABSTICK | A cane or cudgel of wild apple tree wood; a bad-tempered or sour person; or, a coral-coloured baton of compressed surimi as a snack (4,5) |
| HAVEOVERABARREL | Holding at one's mercy in a helpless position (4,4,1,6) |
| HAWK | A predatory accipiter, such as a harrier; an eagle-eyed, preying or rapacious person; or, a warmonger, as opposed to a peaceful "dove" (4) |
| FORTE | Italian for "loud, strong", thus for a loud musical passage; or, a strong point of a person or a sword (5) |
| WRITEOFF | Term for a cancellation of a bad debt; a car damaged beyond repair, thus accepted as a total loss; an ineffectual person; or, a worthless thing (5-3) |
| GOODSAMARITAN | A dragon aims to, changing into a very helpful person |
| OVERA | ___ ___ barrel; in a helpless position |
| NOAH | In volcano, a helpless Mr Wyle, who played John Carter in ER (4) |
| STRANDED | Darts around den again when in a helpless position |
| ROPES | On the ___; in a helpless position |
| OVERABARREL | Informally, in a helpless position |
