| ATTHESHARPEND | Where knife is pointed in position of greatest difficulty (2,3,5,3) |
| SHARPEND | At the ____, expression meaning 'in the position of greatest difficulty' (5,3) |
| EXALTATION | Flock of larks; or, a planet's position of greatest zodiacal influence (10) |
| SINUS | Space in temple where star is pointed towards heaven |
| STILETTO | Which type of knife is also a type of heel? (8) |
| TRUENORTH | Where compasses in London pointed in September 2019 |
| AIM | Direction in which something is pointed (3) |
| URDE | Part of your design is pointed (4) |
| CONICAL | Top of coconut oil can, strangely, is pointed (7) |
| PICKETFENCE | Strike against receiver of stolen goods is pointed? |
| BOWIE | James - - -, frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo, after whom a type of hunting knife is named (5) |
| OPINION | Cause of tears when knife is wielded, with unusual number arrested getting conviction (7) |
| SCALPEL | Knife is left in unusual places (7) |
| CADETSHIP | In position of one being trained, Ted is chap to be licked into shape |
| ELM | No leader in position of leadership is wooden |
| IMAMATE | Declaration of friend in position of Muslim leader |
| CHECKMATE | Report of European friend in position of defeat (9) |
| WAKETO | Become aware of light trail in position of contact |
| DEPLOYING | Putting in position of French plan in good order |
| ONAPEDESTAL | In position of supposed superiority at base of column (2,1,8) |
