| POWERSURGE | Those who wield influence push for a sudden uplift in load (5,5) |
| EXTRA | Former art given an uplift in addition (5) |
| PLUTOCRATS | Word, from the Greek for "wealth, power", for those who wield power by virtue of their great wealth or rule with their proverbial golden fists (10) |
| EWERS | Those who wield axes lose head, but they may hold water (5) |
| AUTHORITIES | Writer is about to restrict those who wield power (11) |
| OLDWOMAN | Marks found in load now worried a cautious person (3,5) |
| LEADING | Ecstasy stashed in load in van |
| MORASS | Gold found in load, bringing chaos (6) |
| SNAP | Word for a sudden audible nip; a snack or nibble; a crack; an earring; a ginger nut; an interjection meaning "same, matching"; a quick photo; a popper; or, a sharp spell of cold (4) |
| FLICKKNIFE | Picture book finally fine after editing - push for it to come out |
| RUSSOPHILE | Bear lover's lies - or push for change |
| BENCHPRESS | Magistrates push for weightlifting exercise (5,5) |
| UPSURGE | University pays outsiders to push for a rise (7) |
| NOSHUP | Number arranged push for a large meal (4,2) |
| UPSHOT | Prepared to push for a result (6) |
| URGE | Push for a heart surgeon |
| PRESS | Steady push for a printing machine (5) |
| OARSWOMEN | A newsroom in error identifies competitors who wield blades (9) |
| CAPRICE | Word, from Italian for "hedgehog-head", suggesting a shudder in which hair stood on end like said urchin's spines, for a sudden start/fright, mood change, impulsive act or whim (7) |
| CHECK | From a chess term, a word for a sudden stop; or, a test to evaluate the standard of something (5) |
