| UPPERCUTS | Punches thrown to strike the underneath of the chin |
| ESCHEW | Duck last couple of punches thrown by champ (6) |
| CASCA | One of the assassins of Julius Caesar - reputedly the one to strike the first blow |
| TEE | Peg from which to strike the ball in the first shot of a hole in golf (3) |
| LIGHTNING | Accompaniment to thunder that's supposed never to strike the same place twice |
| CUE | It's a signal to start to strike the snooker ball (3) |
| APOLLO | Which god guided Paris's arrow to strike the vulnerable point of Achilles' heel, a wound that would kill him? |
| MALLET | Long-handled implement used to strike the balls in polo or croquet (6) |
| ONSIDE | One accepted Sidney being in position to strike the ball (6) |
| MISSES | fails to strike the bullseye |
| MISCUT | Failure to strike the ball properly in snooker or billiards (6) |
| PUTT | Turn up and trot out to strike the ball gently |
| GOINGTOPOT | About to strike the billiard ball, getting really bad (5,2,3) |
| BRIDLE | A horse's headgear, such as a hackamore; a gesture of indignation or vanity characterised by a toss of the head and drawing in of the chin, as if being reined back; or, any curb (6) |
| PUNCH | A blow, as a joke, to the top of the chin (5) |
| RACKET | A bat with a netted frame, used to strike the ball in tennis (6) |
| ACTION | Mechanism in a piano that causes its hammers to strike the strings when keys are pressed (6) |
| ACNE | One spot round the end of the chin could be (4) |
| MENTI | In or by mind, or of the chin |
| CLOCKWISE | Strike the intelligent as the normal course of revolution (9) |
