| SMITES | Inflicts a heavy blow on |
| SMITE | Inflict a heavy blow on |
| SMOTE | Inflicted a heavy blow on |
| PHILANDER | Flirt's heavy blow on broken hip (9) |
| PYRRHUS | King of Epirus who gave his name to a victory that inflicts a devastating toll on the victor (7) |
| CHECKMATES | Inflicts a defeat on the board (10) |
| AVENGER | Inflicts a punishment in retaliation for a harm, injury, etc (7) |
| FIREANT | Tropical American insect that inflicts a painful sting; genus Solenopsis, family Formicidae (4,3) |
| WALLOP | A word for a horse's sprint or for a violent boiling/bubbling motion originally, later a heavy blow; a plunge; a forceful impression; financial or physical power; a pugilist's ability to deliver a har |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| MAR | Inflict a blemish on |
| BEAT | Inflict a loss where a policeman may walk |
| PUNISH | Deal with, inflict a penalty on (6) |
| STRIKE | Inflict a blow |
| DRUB | Inflict a blowout defeat on |
| 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) |
| TROUNCE | Inflict a bad defeat but there could be a recount! (7) |
