| LAUNCH | Set in motion, a boat or project perhaps (6) |
| BENCH | A seat in a boat or parliament; a platform for plants in a greenhouse or for dogs at a show; a pew or settle; a table in a laboratory, studio or workshop; or, judges collectively (5) |
| DESIGN | A plan or project (6) |
| TRIGGER | Set in motion a train of events (7) |
| ANCHOR | Device for mooring a boat or tethering a hot-air balloon; or, the person at the rear in tug-of-war (6) |
| SHELVE | Defer (a plan or project) |
| EXSERO | Thrust out or project (6) |
| SKINTEST | Local has no money to set in motion a medical check for allergy (4,4) |
| REMAKE | Uncreative studio project, perhaps |
| BILES | Author of "Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance" |
| ASTERN | At the rear of a boat or ship (6) |
| TOWAGE | The action of pulling a boat or vehicle (6) |
| TSARITSA | In motion, a saint stood up for aristocrat (8) |
| TILT | An attack, dispute, duel or encounter; an awning over a boat or a cart; a jousting contest; a thrust with a lance, delivered at said tournament; a slant; or, a woodcutter's hut (4) |
| TUG | A sudden forcible pull or wrench, such as that figuratively in love or war; a boat or plane for towing; a chain or rope for hauling; a horse's trace for draughting; or, any hard struggle (3) |
| ILEAT | T-shaped metal/wooden device for securing a line or rope on a boat or ship; a wedge-shaped block; or, a mechanism on the sole of a cyclist's shoe for clipping into a pedal (5) |
| CLEAT | T-shaped metal/wooden device for securing a line or rope on a boat or ship; a wedge-shaped block; or, a mechanism on the sole of a cyclist's shoe for clipping into a pedal |
| EGO | Issue in a group project, perhaps |
| SPONSON | Word for a projection on a boat or a subsidiary wing on a seaplane serving to aid its stability; or, a type of gun platform on a warship (7) |
| SPEED | Rate of motion; a gear ratio of a bike; or, an old word for success (5) |
