| LANGUOROUS | How listless a soul or gun can be (10) |
| NARY | Lead-in to "a soul" or "a scratch" |
| ARM | Gun...or where a gun can be found? |
| INNERWOMAN | With part of target, succeeded at including mother, or at least her mind, soul or stomach! |
| HIPHOPTRIO | Fugees, De La Soul or Naughty By Nature |
| SLUG | Metal shot from a gun can be a pest (4) |
| CANNON | Ancient gun can be shot from a French cue |
| EMPLACEMENT | Defended position from which a gun can be fired |
| AROUSING | So air gun can be exciting? (8) |
| ERRONEOUS | It's wrong to suggest gun can be ignored by distraught neurosurgeon |
| MISFIRE | What an engine can do that a gun can (7) |
| BRAKE | Use of a gun can reduce the speed of a sporting vehicle (8,5) |
| SHOOTING | Use of a gun can reduce the speed of a sporting vehicle (8,5) |
| EXERCISE | A workout for body, mind, soul or spirit in the form of drills, keep fit, meditation, a musical etude, a school task, training or worship (8) |
| PSYCHE | The mind, soul or personality of a person or group (6) |
| DKRAP | N64 game intro song with the line "His coconut gun can fire in spurts" |
| STRAFE | What Bren guns can do seconds after bombing |
| WILDFIRE | Undisciplined use of guns can certainly spread! (8) |
| ALMA | Word for a learned Egyptian (belly) dancer; Italian for "essence, soul"; or, with "mater", thus "bounteous/nourishing mother", one's college, school or university (4) |
| PNEUMA | Philosophy: vital spirit, soul or creative force of a person (6) |
