| GLAIVE | Archaic and poetic name for a sword; originally a medieval slicing weapon consisting of a single-edged blade mounted on a long pole (6) |
| ALBION | Archaic and poetic name for the island of Great Britain (6) |
| PAVILION | From the Latin for "butterfly, tent", an ornate type of marquee for a fair, show or, originally, a medieval army; a decorative summerhouse; or, a clubhouse for cricketers (8) |
| FIRSTWORLDWAR | Flirt with a sword originally used by king for hostilities |
| FIREALARM | In France, the slicing weapon's reason for 999 call? (4,5) |
| FAIN | Gladly (archaic and poetic) (4) |
| SCIMITAR | Curved sword originally used in the Middle East |
| COTTAGEPIE | Unusually, get a poetic name for a dish |
| ARCADO | Poetic name for a district of Greece (6) |
| ARCADY | Poetic name for a district of Greece (6) |
| TITYRUS | Poetic name for a shepherd (7) |
| BLOWGUN | US name for a simple weapon consisting of a narrow, long tube for firing light projectiles or darts |
| SPEAR | A weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp pointed end of metal, stone or wood (5) |
| BAYONET | A weapon consisting of a blade fixed to the end of a rifle (7) |
| BAYONETS | Weapons consisting of a blade fixed to the end of a rifle (8) |
| LANCE | Thrusting weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp spearhead |
| UNIVALVE | Of molluscs (especially of the class Gastropoda), having a shell consisting of a single piece (8) |
| TAMBOURINE | Percussion instrument consisting of a single drumhead of skin stretched over a circular wooden frame hung with pairs of metal discs |
| NUNCHAKU | Weapon consisting of two short sticks joined by a length of chain (8) |
| BOWANDARROW | A weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them (3,3,5) |
