| BIAFRA | Return of fantastic regiment protecting one part of Nigeria |
| NIGER | It is part of Nigeria? Yes & No - but close (5) |
| BIASED | Situated, protecting one with one-sided views (6) |
| OYSTER | Aquatic creature's key part of fantastic story (6) |
| EUNUCH | Europe protecting one local church person without power (6) |
| SHIELD | Woman protecting one lady regularly with broad plate (6) |
| ESPRIT | Liveliness of fantastic trips to Orient (6) |
| INVAIN | At the front, protecting one, to no avail (2,4) |
| KIDDIE | Protecting one endlessly teased as a child |
| RAQUEL | Welch of "Fantastic Voyage" |
| DEFENCE | Resistance against attack, danger or harm; a country's military forces; the plea of the accused in a lawsuit; or, the action of protecting one's goal or wicket against the opposition (7) |
| TUNEOUT | Ignore Musketeers" "all" protecting "one" of the opposite sex? (4,3) |
| MILAN | Bishop, for instance, protecting one left in site of Italian cathedral (5) |
| MILITIA | End up protecting one burning group of civilians when fighting |
| PASSION | Die protecting one thing one really cares about |
| MAHARISHI | Guru or parent, strict one, protecting one |
| SOLENOID | Three dimensional body protecting one twisted coil of wire (8) |
| EMBROIDER | Give excessive detail about evidence of fire surrounding staff protecting one |
| CHARITABLE | Kind of daily fare protecting one (10) |
| GROTESQUE | Originally inspired by architecture of the Domus Aurea, an ornamental style composed of interwoven motifs of fantastic beasts, flowers, scrollwork, whimsical figures etc (9) |
