| COLDSTEEL | Phrase for a sword or bayonet. |
| SCABBARD | Sheath for a bladed weapon such as a sword or bayonet, traditionally suspended from a shoulder belt called a baldric (8) |
| SHEATH | A scabbard/holster for a sword or a blade; a figure-hugging dress; one of an insect's wing cases or elytra; or, an electric cable's protective casing (6) |
| POMMEL | Meaning "little apple", a ball-, disc- or mushroom-shaped ornament on the hilt of a sword; or, the raised part of a saddlebow (6) |
| HONE | Sharpen, like a sword or a skill |
| HILT | The handle or shaft of a sword or dagger (4) |
| FENCE | To practice the art or sport of using a sword or foil |
| EDGE | Part of a sword or razor blade |
| WEAPON | Eg, a sword or gun |
| SLASH | Long sweeping cut with a sword or knife (5) |
| SCABBARDS | Holders for bladed weapons such as swords or bayonets (9) |
| FROG | A spiky device for floristry; an ornamental loop fastening used with a braided/tasselled button/olivet; a creature with a croak amplified by means of its balloon-like vocal sac; or, a belt strap for a |
| CHICKFLICK | 1990s phrase for a film for a female? (5,5) |
| GLAIVE | Archaic and poetic name for a sword; originally a medieval slicing weapon consisting of a single-edged blade mounted on a long pole (6) |
| CREATUREOFHABIT | A phrase for a person who likes to follow a set routine (8,2,5) |
| SHERPA | A turn of phrase for a mountain guide (6) |
| NOMDEGUERRE | A French phrase for a pseudonym (3,2,6) |
| BALDRIC | Belt for a sword with a similar name to a character in Blackadder (7) |
| CLAYMORE | About to put down a larger sum for a sword |
| MANOFGOD | A phrase for a male member of the clergy (3,2,3) |
