| HAMMEROUT | Reach with difficulty, as an agreement |
| ATASTRETCH | A tap losing pressure - reach with difficulty |
| GETAT | Reach with difficulty |
| LIMP | Walk with difficulty, as after an injury |
| SCRAPEUP | Gather with difficulty, as money |
| EXACTS | Gets from with difficulty, as the previous wife does (6) |
| DRAG | Move with difficulty as monster missing leg |
| DRAGGEDOUT | Drawn with difficulty as protracted. (7,3) |
| JUDOIST | I'd joust with difficulty as one practising combat (7) |
| TRUDGE | Walk with difficulty, as through deep snow |
| INVESTOR | Strive on with difficulty as one looking for financial return (8) |
| BULLBYTHEHORNS | Grapple boldly with difficulty as one might do in the ring in Spain (4,3,4,2,3,5) |
| TAKETHE | Grapple boldly with difficulty as one might do in the ring in Spain (4,3,4,2,3,5) |
| TOOKTHE | Grappled boldly with difficulty as one might have done in the ring in Spain (4,3,4,2,3,5) |
| SITE | "Place" you might reach with an engine? |
| HAMMERSOUT | Devises with great effort, as an agreement |
| HAMMER | Work (out) with effort, as an agreement |
| ENDUP | Reach, with "at" |
| ARRANGED | Set a rebel leader's reach with diktats initially (8) |
| ATTAIN | Reach with thanks into a tin (6) |
