| THEBOMB | First article to attack weapon of mass destruction (3,4) |
| SANDBAG | Attack weapon used by Thatcher to start afresh (7) |
| PIZZA | First article to be cut out of square dish |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction (as opposed to weapons of 'moss' destruction in a garden, ha ha!) (1,1,1) |
| ATOMIC | Type of bomb, a weapon of mass destruction (6) |
| ANGELIC | Pure English penned by member of church - only the first article appears |
| FITMENT | Appropriate chaps taking first article of furniture (7) |
| WEAPONS | ___ of mass destruction: allegedly produced in Dimona (7) |
| ATOMBOMB | In front of wild mob, a tomb becomes a weapon of mass destruction (4,4) |
| NUCLEARBOMB | Weapon of mass destruction tested at Bikini atoll in 1954: 2 wds. |
| ABOMB | Weapon of mass destruction in '45 headlines |
| NERVEAGENT | Make tough operator find weapon of mass destruction (5,5) |
| NERVEGAS | Avengers used a weapon of mass destruction (5,3) |
| HYDROGENBOMB | Weapon of mass destruction (8,4) |
| HBOMB | Thermonuclear weapon of mass destruction (1-4) |
| ATOMICBOMB | Weapon of mass destruction (6,4) |
| NUKE | In North East, United Kingdom makes weapon of mass destruction |
| RIFLE | Arranged for ultimate CIA weapon of mass destruction (9,5) |
| AUTOMATIC | Arranged for ultimate CIA weapon of mass destruction (9,5) |
| IRAQ | Nation suspected of having weapons of mass destruction |
