| JEDDART | And 1ac Weapon similar to a halberd used in the Borders in the 16thc. (7,5) |
| SHED | Shades of red on the borders in the garden (4) |
| STREWN | Scattered about near the borders in the west |
| POLEAXE | Weapon similar to a halberd |
| POLEAX | Weapon similar to a halberd |
| POEM | Mexican hyssop raised on the borders in Limerick (4) |
| BEATABOUTTHE | & 1Ac. Refuse to speak directly ___ those who start the game do! (4,5,3,4) |
| BOSWORTH | - Field; site of the battle of the Wars of the Roses where Richard III was killed with a halberd enabling Henry Tudor to be crowned as king (8) |
| ARBALEST | Type of mediaeval weapon similar to a crossbow (8) |
| ONAGER | An ancient Roman weapon similar to a catapult (6) |
| HARPOON | Weapon similar to a spear |
| COSH | Weapon similar to a blackjack |
| MADRE | Main mountain system of Mexico, extending from the US border in the north to the Guatemalan border in the south (6,5) |
| SIERRA | Main mountain system of Mexico, extending from the US border in the north to the Guatemalan border in the south (6,5) |
| SPEAR | A halberd combines a battleaxe and a what? (5) |
| SFUMATO | Mode of blending in art, described by Leonardo as "without lines or borders, in the manner of smoke" (7) |
| MONACO | At the start of the week, current love is over the border in France (6) |
| EPHEMERA | Those with a short time to live make the border in record time (8) |
| PILING | A supporter of the column raising The Border in Government (6) |
| TIJUANA | Westernmost city in Mexico, which boasts 'the most crossed border in the world' (7) |
