| WALLOP | Dividing portion half-open from a heavy blow |
| UNCOILED | Wound open from a spiral |
| UNFURL | Open from a rolled-up position |
| SEESTARS | Suffer from a heavy blow, as astronomers do (3,5) |
| CONCUSSION | Violent shock from a heavy blow (10) |
| PUNCHDRUNK | Dazed from a heavy blow |
| ORE | It may be from a heavy metal band |
| SLAMMED | Suffering from a heavy caseload |
| ALLNIGHT | Open from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. |
| ONER | Informal word for a big lie; a conker that has won a single match; an expert; a heavy blow; a quid, old £1 note or £100; or, a unique or extraordinary person or thing (4) |
| DEHISCE | Burst open from inside his cell (7) |
| AGASP | With the mouth open from shock (5) |
| TROON | Which golf course will host the British Open from Thursday? (5,5) |
| ROYAL | Which golf course will host the British Open from Thursday? (5) |
| BOUNCE | Imitative word for a heavy blow or thump originally, later a jump, leap or spring; the recoil of an object, such as a ball; bluster, confidence or swagger; a boom; a lie; vitality or zip; or, body and |
| ROGERFEDERER | Swiss tennis player who won the US Open from 2004 to 2008: 2 wds. |
| STEALSTHEBLINDS | Successfully raise-opens from the button without strong cards* |
| BASH | A heavy blow or biff; a dent; a blast or party; or, a crack at something (4) |
| SLOG | A snail's-pace plod, trudge or tiring trek; a strenuous spell of exhausting graft; a hard hit; or, a heavy blow (4) |
| CLOUT | A rag or patch; a garment; a metal plate; a heavy blow or cuff; or, power (5) |
