| LAUNCHER | It gives a real boost to gundog training, particularly for dummies! (8) |
| WHUPS | Gives a real beatin' to |
| ROAST | Give a real telling-off to cook (5) |
| ASHOTINTHEARM | A non-fatal bullet wound is a real boost (1,4,2,3,3) |
| SHOTINTHEARM | A real boost that Nelson got? (4,2,3,3) |
| PACIFIERS | They try to calm the situation? Dummies! (9) |
| NUMBSKULLS | Doctors gather in auditorium besieged by students? Dummies! (10) |
| DOLLS | Party's full of large Liberal dummies! (5) |
| THRUSTED | It gives a boost to a fencing competitor? (8) |
| FLAGSTAD | Kirsten, Norwegian operatic soprano, noted particularly for her interpretations of Wagner (8) |
| CLAMBAKE | A social gathering out of doors in the US, particularly for eating seafood |
| ABOVEALL | Particularly for the highest of the high (5,3) |
| ASTEROID | A boost to performance of heavenly body (8) |
| FORKLIFT | Piece of cutlery gives boost to conveyance (8) |
| ENHANCES | Gives a boost to |
| PUFFBALL | Fungus gives boost to slug |
| SELFHELP | "For Dummies" bookstore section |
| TAILWIND | Helpful boost to an aircraft in flight |
| STRICT | A street conflict goes to the extremes if the gundog training regime is firm (6) |
| LIFT | From "air, sky", a raise/rise; an elevator, escalator or hoist; a feeling of elation; a boost to one's spirits; a shoe's built-up heel; or, a free ride in a car (4) |
