| ICBM | Abbreviated, a weapon such as the Peacekeeper |
| ENGINE | From the Latin meaning "talent, device", a word for cunning or genius; a weapon such as a ballista, battering ram or scorpion; or, a car's motor (6) |
| MINE | A weapon such as a Bouncing Betty or Blue Parrot (4-9,4) |
| ANTIPERSONNEL | A weapon such as a Bouncing Betty or Blue Parrot (4-9,4) |
| MXMISSILE | Weapon that Reagan called the "Peacekeeper" |
| CROSSBOW | Medieval weapon such as the arbalest or ballista (8) |
| BBGUN | Toy weapon such as the Red Ryder: 2 wds. |
| HOWITZER | Shorter artillery weapon such as the German Big Bertha of WWI (8) |
| SWORDDANCE | Scottish traditional entertainment which in the past involved weapons such as the Lochaber axe (5,5) |
| SCABBARD | Sheath for a bladed weapon such as a sword or bayonet, traditionally suspended from a shoulder belt called a baldric (8) |
| ENGINEER | Originally a builder of fortifications, siege artillery and mechanical weapons such as trebuchets, later a designer/maker of machinery or structures such as bridges or roads (8) |
| SWORD | Weapon, such as Excalibur, consisting of a blade and a hilt |
| FIREARM | A portable weapon such as a gun or pistol (7) |
| SIDEARM | Weapon such as a pistol or a sword (7) |
| SPEAR | Weapon such as a yori |
| TEARGAS | Chemical weapon such as pepper spray (4,3) |
| ARSENICAL | One caught amongst weapons such as a form of 9 |
| ATOMBOMBS | A mob's upset about grave weapons such as these (4,5) |
| SIDEARMS | Weapons such as pistols (8) |
| SCABBARDS | Holders for bladed weapons such as swords or bayonets (9) |
