| POKE | A way to pierce |
| APATHY | Yes, there is a way to pierce the torpor (6) |
| LANCE | That's a clean way to pierce it! |
| ATL | A tool with a fluted blade used by shoemakers to pierce leather (3) |
| TEREBRARE | To pierce, to make a hole in; cf. Aen. 2.38 |
| AWL | A bodkin- or gimlet-like pointed instrument used by a binder, cobbler, leather-crafter, saddler, sailmaker, tailor, weaver or woodworker to pierce, scratch, scribe or stitch (3) |
| GORE | To pierce with a horn or tusk |
| ACUTER | A knife to pierce, essentially more sharp |
| STAB | Flying animals have to turn to pierce (4) |
| ESTOC | Sword with a sharply pointed blade, used to pierce armour |
| GORSE | Prickly stuff put point in to pierce like a horn (5) |
| GUBBINS | A device, small needle tip to pierce all around (7) |
| RIDDLE | How to pierce with many holes is a puzzling question |
| RUNTHROUGH | Small pig hearts tough to pierce with a blade |
| IMPALE | To pierce with something pointed such as a sharp stake (6) |
| ATAGLANCE | A gun fires back to pierce instantly (2,1,6) |
| HARDATIT | Very busy throwing a dart to pierce slug (4,2,2) |
| MOSQUITO | Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals (8) |
| MOZZIE | Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals (6) |
| SCOTT | Loser to Pierce in 1852 |
