| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECTS | Guards | |
| SENTRIES | Guards | |
| DEFENDERS | Guards | |
| DEFENDS | Guards | |
| ESCORTS | Guards | |
| NETS | Mosquito guards | |
| EUNUCHS | Harem guards | |
| FENDERS | Fire guards | |
| GATEKEEPERS | Entry guards | |
| WATCHDOGS | Canine guards | |
| SHIELDS | Protects, guards | |
| SHELTERS | Protects, guards | |
| WATCHES | Observes vigilant guards | |
| GUARDER | One who guards. | |
| GUARDSMAN | One who guards; a guard. | |
| SCREWBALLS | Eccentrics attending dances for prison guards | |
| BEARSKIN | Carries family headwear for royal guards | |
| PRIME | The first of the chief guards. | |
| WATCHMEN | Security guards to keep an eye on soldiers | |
| POSTS | Where guards stand with regard to job positions | |
| BOUNCERS | Security guards with a spring in their step? | |
| GUARDS | A body of picked troops; as, "The Household Guards." | |
| LINGUA | For pidgin English, what does Franca follow in Berlin? Guards! | |
| FOOT GUARDS | Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards. | |
| SPONSON | One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat. | |