| LIFEBOATS | They may be manned to take women and children first (9) |
| WACKO | Women and children first, OK? On reflection, that's crazy (5) |
| PUMPS | Dancing shoes - may be manned! (5) |
| INLAW | Paramilitaries take women from the family (2-3) |
| CHRISTMAS | Noel Gallagher's finale welcomed by children first, then parents (9) |
| SHIRINEBADI | Iranian lawyer and activist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts for democracy and human rights, especially rights for women and children (6,5) |
| BERTHEMORISOT | 19th-century French impressionist painter noted for her studies of women and children |
| MORISOT | 19th-century French impressionist painter noted for her studies of women and children (6.7) |
| BERTHE | 19th-century French impressionist painter noted for her studies of women and children (6,7) |
| OBI | What is the broad sash worn by Japanese women and children in traditional dress? (3) |
| PLURAL | Like men, women and children? |
| MARGARETKEANE | American painter featured in a 2014 biopic known for her women and children with big eyes: 2 wds. |
| PEOPLE | Women and children |
| PLURALIZED | Like men, women and children |
| CLIVEOWEN | Duplicity and Children of Men star (2 wds.) |
| PLAYGROUP | Amateur dramatic society meeting for parents and children |
| PIEDPIPER | Mythical man who led rats and children out of Hamelin? (4, 5) |
| FAMILYMAN | Many a film upsetting one with wife and children (6,3) |
| FAMILYMEN | I am fine, my broadcast is for people with wife and children (6,3) |
| AZTEC | Ancient culture admired zealots that executed children first of all |
