| MARTYR | Try arm wrestling a victim for the cause (6) |
| TOMDICKANDHARRY | Being basic geezer I try arm wrestling with dockhand |
| REASON | Think of a logical explanation for the cause (6) |
| SETTER | A spy; an enticer of victims for sharpers, swindlers etc; a gun dog trained to indicate the site of quarry; or, a composer, compositor, crossword compiler, typographer or other arranger of music, type |
| OSPREY | Very large victim for a fishing hawk (6) |
| CANDID | Old TV programme about idea: Arm Wrestling with Chas "n" Dave initially (6,6) |
| CAMERA | Old TV programme about idea: Arm Wrestling with Chas "n" Dave initially (6,6) |
| THETOP | 1987 film with Sylvester Stallone about arm wrestling (4,3,3) |
| WEAKER | Less likely to win an arm-wrestling match, say |
| MUSCLE | Arm-wrestling asset |
| LOCK | A tress; a grapple in wrestling; a section of a canal for raising and lowering boats; or, a device opened with a key or combination (4) |
| BOUT | A stint of strenuous exercise or overindulgence, for example; a contest or match in boxing, fencing or wrestling; a curve in the side of a violin; or, an attack of illness, such as flu (4) |
| HOLD | A compartment for cargo; a fort; a grip in wrestling; a hug; or, tenacity (4) |
| SINGLET | One-piece garment for wrestling; a vest; or, a quantum state with zero spin (7) |
| AEROBIC | Wrestling a boa, Eric? This is a good heart-and-lungs exercise (7) |
| MARTYRED | Nip back to take the wheel and be killed for the cause (8) |
| ACROBAT | Stuntman wrestling a cobra - it's tense! (7) |
| MARTYRS | They have a death wish and will try arms, possibly (7) |
| PROMOTING | Working for the cause of something (9) |
| ARTY | Pretentious content of one prepared to die for the cause (4) |
