| SHOCKVALUE | *Disturbing potential, as of a gory film scene |
| GARGOYLE | Grotesque sculpture of a gory leg destroyed |
| HORROR | Gory film genre (6) |
| SLASHER | Gory film figure |
| SPLATTER | Plash, splodge or messy aftermath of a food fight, frying or cookout; a chaotic paint pattern; or, a gory effect in a horror or "punk" film scene (8) |
| TAKE | A capture, catch, grab or seizure of something such as a chess piece, film scene, money, prisoner, quantity of fish/game or a rugby ball (4) |
| SOFTFOCUS | Deliberate blurring of a film scene or a photograph so as to give it a romantic or dreamy effect (4,5) |
| RAISEONTHECOME | Increase the bet on potential (as opposed to a made hand)* |
| SPREADONESWINGS | Realise full potential as a high-flier (6,4,5) |
| FIGARO | I go far, in potential, as a barber |
| ARISTOTLE | Tito's real potential as a philosopher (9) |
| ARABLE | Having growth potential, as a farm |
| COVERYOUREYES | Warning before a gory movie scene ... or a phonetic hint to answering four rows in this puzzle |
| AIRBAG | Device to prevent a cracked rib and a gory head (3,3) |
| MIGRATE | I'm turning with great potential as I fly south (7) |
| MAKINGS | Potential, as for success |
| POSSIBLE | Potential, as an outcome |
| LEGIONARY | His line involved with a gory disaster? |
| ORAL | Drunken revel leads to a gory mess (4) |
| GYRO | Has points with a gory look about them |
