| THE | Sounds like a bruising sort of movie (3,6,6) |
| PURPLE | Sounds like a bruising sort of movie (3,6,6) |
| COLOUR | Sounds like a bruising sort of movie (3,6,6) |
| TROUNCE | After suffering a bruising defeat, had to organised a recount (7) |
| BEATENUP | Suffering from a bruising defeat? (6-2) |
| DONTLOOKNOW | A peek between the fingers sort of movie? (4,4,3) |
| SNUFF | Sort of movie that gets up your nose? |
| WHITE | Yet it is not a flash sort of movie (5,9) |
| LIGHTNING | Yet it is not a flash sort of movie (5,9) |
| DANISHBLUE | Scandinavian sort of movies served up on board? |
| ARNICA | A service in charge for a treatment for bruising (6) |
| BLACKANDBLUE | Livid because of bruising, dismal, also sad (5-3-4) |
| WYCHHAZEL | Hospital vagueness in half of English reformer's bruising treatment |
| BLACKLEG | Indication of very bad bruising on member who is unpopular worker? |
| SHINER | Bruising around eye, leg bone and edge of ear (6) |
| OBTUSIO | A crushing, bruising (action noun from obtundere) |
| BEATING | To seek charity, carrying a tin, is bruising (7) |
| MARKER | A watchful and bruising opponent? |
| ICEBAG | Pack applied against bruising etc (3-3) |
| BLACKEYE | Be without servant, having facial bruising (5,3) |
