| ATDAGGERSDRAWN | One time having weapons illustrated in a hostile state (2,7,5) |
| EXPRESS | At one time having worked in newspapers? That's clearly indicated |
| IDEALISTIC | At one time, having ladies in charge turned out to be visionary (10) |
| IDAHO | Away from the borders, raid a hostile state (5) |
| FLORILEGIUM | From "flower-gathering", a collection of blooms, either real or illustrated in a book; or, a literary anthology, garland or spicilege (11) |
| PICTORIAL | It's illustrated in a topic given spin by a shifty liar |
| NUCLEARWARHEAD | Unclear about military leader having weapon (7,7) |
| INIMICAL | Hostile state? I'm in one anyhow first! (8) |
| ARMED | Having weapons in a dream? (5) |
| SLINGSHOT | In a hostile situation, one might be held back |
| WASPSNEST | Made a nuisance of oneself with Poles in a hostile place |
| INVASION | The act of one country entering another in a hostile manner (8) |
| ICILY | Island in Med has head killed in a hostile manner |
| MARTIALLY | One friend is after the market in a hostile way (9) |
| RAPIERS | "Having weapons again", I put in, "fight back" (7) |
| GUNDOWN | Shoot despite having weapon in a lower position (3,4) |
| EFFECT | Butterfly -; in chaos theory, a hypothetical example (illustrated in fractals) of how small changes can lead to big differences over time (6) |
| PLAYHIDEANDSEEK | Participate in a common children's game, as illustrated in this puzzle |
| ENORMITY | Outrageous act, dropping soldiers into hostile state! |
| WARPATH | What rap can do to hostile state (7) |
